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Reader Comments (19)
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 8:43PM wcarnation said
So much news on Razer products, so little on actual PC games. Big Download is like a PC gaming Leper Colony.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 8:48PM carrot74 said
Damn typing on that thing must be a pain....
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 8:57PM ayycashh said
@carrot74 i don't think it looks that bad tbh. if the "dynamic" keyboard is truly dynamic, it can be implemented pretty intuitively. for mmo's for instance, the moment you press the chat hotkey (or place your cursor in a text field), the keyboard could change to a regular qwerty keyboard. the moment you enter the text or get out of the text box, it could go back to the game controls.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2011 9:36PM sigma8 said
@carrot74
I'm not worried about typing so much as I'd be worried about having my left hand on the WASD keys, and my right hand smearing my finger grease on the screen, obscuring my own view, as I try to mouse around. And who knows what i'll do to "click". Imagine trying to play WoW on this thing.
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I'm not worried about typing so much as I'd be worried about having my left hand on the WASD keys, and my right hand smearing my finger grease on the screen, obscuring my own view, as I try to mouse around. And who knows what i'll do to "click". Imagine trying to play WoW on this thing.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 9:55PM Chareth Cutestory said
@ayycashh
Real keyboards aren't set up in a uniform grid, like that. The keys are staggered.
Gotta love how much of that shinied up target video they edited in to this... Really "hands on."
This thing is a mess, and I don't understand how its bamboozled everyone.
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Real keyboards aren't set up in a uniform grid, like that. The keys are staggered.
Gotta love how much of that shinied up target video they edited in to this... Really "hands on."
This thing is a mess, and I don't understand how its bamboozled everyone.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 8:53PM ayycashh said
i'll take that keyboard.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 9:11PM Dance Mofo said
Yeah I wonder how much heat that laptop could generate.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 9:20PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
This is such a cool concept. Sadly though, I don't see many devs supporting it.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 9:43PM wcarnation said
@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 I'd imagine it would be pretty easy for the users to formulate their own custom keyboard layouts, and all the games that you'd want an efficient layout for likely already have them (the big FPS and RTS games).
It'd be kinda ridiculous to buy it and find out it doesn't support Counter-Strike or Starcraft 2.
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It'd be kinda ridiculous to buy it and find out it doesn't support Counter-Strike or Starcraft 2.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 11:46PM WiredKnight said
@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2
For current games I don't see it gaining a lot of popularity, but imagine how nice this thing could be for emulators! You could even play DS games properly!
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For current games I don't see it gaining a lot of popularity, but imagine how nice this thing could be for emulators! You could even play DS games properly!
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 10:13PM MBMBaM fan said
i'm not a pc gamer, and it looks cool, but i'm not sure how comfortable this thing would be. It"s kinda small. for people with big hands, like me, the switchblade would be frustrating. i have a hard enough time using the increasingly small controllers for game systems without my hand cramping up.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 10:44PM SpeeGold said
Mix this concept with something like the Dell Inspiron Duo and include some sort of Steam integration and I'm sold.
Definitely looks cool for MMO's especially. Once The Old Republic comes out I'll need a way to get my fix.
Definitely looks cool for MMO's especially. Once The Old Republic comes out I'll need a way to get my fix.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 11:50PM Electrium said
It definitely is cool, but I worry for this product. I would at least consider buying a Razer keyboard using the same tech, but a 7" laptop? That's incredibly niche.
Posted: Jan 13th 2011 11:53PM Prince David said
Yeah thats a cool concept but World of Warcraft just wouldn't feel right on a tiny screen.
Posted: Jan 14th 2011 6:05AM SitriStahl said
I'd buy this to be able to play PC games while not sitting at my PC. I'd have to have my own mouse though. It is a sin to play shooters with a touch screen.
Posted: Jan 14th 2011 4:15PM ND92 said
Can I see the specs somewhere? This is pretty cool but I've seen netbooks and they don't run much..
My bro can hardly run Super Meat Boy
My bro can hardly run Super Meat Boy
Posted: Jan 15th 2011 12:23PM CyberAly said
This might be good for a keyboard based MMO like FFXI or FFXIV, but I don't think it could run XIV. Still, as a niche FFXI product that could be pretty dope.
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