iPad arcade cabinet built out of cardboard

Though I have to give props to the guy who made the first one, (He was definitely fast...) I prefer something with a little more...durability. Basically if my cat can accidentally destroy it, it ain't gonna fly... Thus I give you the humble beginnings of my iPad arcade. http://www.linkreincarnate.com/2010/06/ipad-arcade.html.

Joke notwithstanding, ThinkGeek also pictured the iCade in their printed catalog. Prognosis: it's another tauntaun sleeping bag.

i can understand posting custom case mods and even the clever ipad stand, but this is just, for a lack of a better word

'ghetto'.

I'd rather have a standalone gamepad and a stand for the iPad than a cabinet. Then you could put the iPad at any angle and height you want.

Reminds me a little of the Coleco Mini-Arcades: http://www.videogamecritic.net/cp.htm

Looks eerily like an original Mac, circa 1984.

@darrinblankenship, Perfectance: try clicking on the Buy Now button... it's still just a joke.

Thinkgeek did post the iCade as an April Fools day joke, but they were not kidding. They have it up for sale right now. http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/iCade.shtml

The device you mention is in the latest Think Geek catalog as the iCade. Very cool and not a joke.