Zod's blog is definitely the place to go for info on
icontrolpad. They don't update their site very often, but Zod has been saying for about a month now that its close to production...
Edit: BTW, yes Tokio, it's main purpose is for JB games, but Zod and the icontrolpad team claim that
app store apps will be able to use it if the dev programs the function into their game. I'm hoping apple will end up approving something like this, although I find it highly doubtful. I would love the option to use external controls (hopefully along with touchscreen and accelerometer mixed in there too) on games...