Cellphones and UMPCs are perfectly powerful for some basic handheld gaming, but the trouble arises when you actually try to play games on these business-minded devices. The controls just don't feel right. You cant use a keypad for a game and have it feel natural; you need a directional key that feels like a video game controller.

An enterprising modder figured out how to make a slick little USB gamepad that works perfectly with Sony's UX UMPC, turning the tiny computer into a veritable video game machine. It allows the user to hold the UMPC with their thumb on the thumbpad, making it feel just like a dedicated game machine like a PSP. Now we just need to see things like this mass produced so the rest of us can get in on the fun.

UMPC Portal via, via Slashgear