shortly after the revelation of the icade gag product, thinkgeek were contacted privately by ion audio, with a proposal to develop the concept. thinkgeek and ion staff worked in tandem on the project, and were able to secure support from atari, rightsholders to a large catalogue of arcade games. thus, a working icade, produced by ion audio, was demonstrated running 1979 arcade title "asteroids" at the consumer electronics show in january 2011, with a projected release in "late spring". this version replaced the dock connection with a wireless bluetooth one, sidestepping potential issues, and the completed device was released on thinkgeek on june 27, 2011.