Keyboards get interesting

[High Lord Tolkien]

Sorry if this is old news.
New to me:

www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/

You can customize the keyboard display when playing games like, Quake:
(idiots like me NEED this badly!)

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Haha, I think Syl posted this in the Gizmo thread or somewhere. Awesome, ain't it?

--A

[Loredoctor]

A friend of mine has a glowing icon keyboard. I'd hate that personally, and playing games I just make my touch lamp 'victorian' by having it very low.

[Revan]

That's pretty good.

To be honest, I'm planning on getting an adaptor for an xbox controller to use for the pc, and an xbox controller.

[Nav]

I've got one of those for my PS2 pads, bit pointless really as the analog sticks are horrible on them anyway. I'd be interested in one for the Xbox though.

I've been salivating over this keyboard for a couple of years now, there's been some doubt as to whether they would ever make it but things look promising now there's a tentative release date. All that remains now is the small matter of the price. If it was made in America or Japan I'd expect it to be prodigiously expensive, but as it's the cost-effective Russians we're dealing with it might be something approaching affordable.

I'd also be interested to see how it would cope with games like WoW, where the user interface is infinitely changable.

[The Laughing Man]

THIS is the AWESOMEST! Nostromo Speedpad USB. Keyboards SUCK!

[I'm Murrin]

What is it?

[The Laughing Man]

Built to conquer your enemy, the Nostromo SpeedPad n52 captures all the advantages of its critically acclaimed predecessor, the n50, and cranks up the juice with advanced options to dominate your game. It puts keyboard and gamepad functionality into one small and easy-to-use device, delivering more tools for customizing your game than ever. Using feedback from hundreds of gamers, our engineers designed the n52's intuitive nature and stylish versatility to give you easy access to your arsenal of deadly maneuvers. So start programming up to 104 functions now-and watch how dangerous you become.

catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=157024

I only use my keyboard for here, sometimes I use the speedpad here, I have a profile for posting, heh. I couldn't play most of the games I do without it. definitely made Deus Ex a breeze!

[aTOMiC]

I generally remap my keyboard to a config I came up with over the years and use for most every game Quake/Unreal Tournament/Halflife etc. After all this time there is no need for game controllers or identification stickers on my keyboard. But thats me.

[The Laughing Man]

a keyboard that fits your hand HAS to be better, TOM! you should check it out, say goodbye to wrist calluses and keyboard carpal tunnel! all your keys without having to move your hand.....plus you will TOTALLY kick ass with efficiency and zeal!

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Looks cool alright, I don't game enough to need one really. Need a new PC first.

As for the keyboard Nav, it wouldn't matter how configurable the game is...the relevant key would simply display whatever you configured it to do I'd think.

--A