After using Fling for a month now, I really want to tell you that if you’re at all serious about iPad gaming, you need one of these. Two of them, even. But in doing so, I would be misleading you slightly. This is because your need for Fling will depend entirely upon your game library. If you’re more about casual games, you’ll have no nee for this. But if you know what a virtual d-pad is, you need Fling. In fact, you need two.

Macworld Expo 2011 was confined to Moscone North last year, and moved over to Moscone West this year. Despite the smaller show floor, there were still a lot of great products to try out. Here are the three items on hand at Macworld Expo that most impressed the Appletell writers in attendance: two devices to improve your channel surfing, and one to improve your gaming.

Macworld 2011 has come and gone, but its legacy remains here at Appletell, thanks to our video recaps. Tonight, we wrap it all up, take a look at Macworld Best of Show winner Fling from Ten 1 Design, give you a video glimpse of what it was like to be here, look forward to 2010, and listen to two of our favorite new developers sing a traditional German drinking song. See you next year.

If you’ve ever wanted a nice shiny joystick with which to play games on your iPad, it’s your lucky day. Not one, but two such products have been announced. The first is from Ten One Designs, and it’s called the Fling Tactile Game Controller. The second is from ThinkGeek, appropriately named the Joystick-It. Both allow for tactile control of certain iPad games that have virtual joystick like controls.

Here’s one I’m quite curious to try out, as I’m sure anyone is who’s tried to play an action game on the iPad. Ten One Design has announced its tactile game controller for iPad: Fling. The patent pending device can be attached to the iPad’s screen to deliver much more precise control and response. No more losing control of your character because your thumb unwittingly slipped off the virtual d-pad.

There are plenty of content-rich, in-depth games for the iPhone that will take you hours to complete, and they’re awesome. Then, there are apps that offer the same amount of depth and gameplay, but in shorter bursts. These apps all require no how-to or learning, just a smart player. If you’ve got five minutes to kill, these games for the iPod touch and iPhone will murder those minutes in no time.