Now we talking Keyboard!

Post by **reefsurfer** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:47 am

Story: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1 ... 654,00.asp

Video: http://zdpub.vo.llnwd.net/o2/wolfclawkeyboard.html

This keyboard cant be wrong.. well, the only problem i see are the round part with the number keys(for people with small hands..) but other than that it seems like an ace keyboard.

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Why dosent img work?

Post by **glossy** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:49 am

i don't think it allows ";" in image URLs

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:51 am

Very interesting design. I doubt i could get used to it, but it does look interesting.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:52 am

o'dium wrote:Very interesting design. I doubt i could get used to it, but it does look interesting.

Post by **XG Gent** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:54 am

I'm too used to my natural keyboard, but it does look promising

Post by **4days** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:55 am

looks nifty. especially if those keys do what they look like they do - repeat the functionality of keys on the normal keyboard so you don't need some daft specialised driver to make it work.

Post by **XG Gent** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:57 am

4days wrote:looks nifty. especially if those keys do what they look like they do - repeat the functionality of keys on the normal keyboard so you don't need some daft specialised driver to make it work.

Agreed, that one keyboard, I forgot the name, but it had a interchangeable faceplate for different games, it freaking sucked,

I have a friend who regrets it every day lol

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:59 am

XG Gent wrote:
4days wrote:looks nifty. especially if those keys do what they look like they do - repeat the functionality of keys on the normal keyboard so you don't need some daft specialised driver to make it work.
Agreed, that one keyboard, I forgot the name, but it had a interchangeable faceplate for different games, it freaking sucked,

I have a friend who regrets it every day lol

ZBoard. horrid thing, ugly and the keys are made by 5 year olds.

Post by **Pext** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:25 pm

just use ESDF instead of WASD and spread the weapons to the sourrounding keys...

Post by **Pauly** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:38 pm

That's nice

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:04 pm

too bad it doesn't look like its functional for anything other than fps... no 10-key ffs!

Post by **Transient** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:22 pm

The lefthand side is fucking awesome, but I couldn't get used to the buttons being moved around on the righthand side or the lack of a numpad.

If they released a USB version of just the circular lefthand side for cheaper, I'd get it in a heartbeat.

Post by **Denz** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:26 pm

I like it. I think I may have to get one.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:04 pm

Transient wrote:
If they released a USB version of just the circular lefthand side for cheaper, I'd get it in a heartbeat.

You should checkout the Nostrom n50 and n52 then :icon31:

Post by **Transient** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:40 pm

I did. Didn't like it. I prefer something more keyboardish.

Post by **4days** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:43 pm

tried using one of those usb numeric keypads for gaming, but the drivers were pants so pretty much anything with directinput failed to work.

Post by **Canis** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:18 pm

I think its cool, but it will definitely take some getting used to. I think its awesome they have the keys mapped to regular keys, essentially duplicating them. This will let it work on native/standard drivers so folks wont have to deal with driver bugs and incompatibilities.

Post by **CrinklyArse** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:35 pm

Transient wrote:The lefthand side is fucking awesome, but I couldn't get used to the buttons being moved around on the righthand side or the lack of a numpad.

If they released a USB version of just the circular lefthand side for cheaper, I'd get it in a heartbeat.

right on, that would own.

Post by **andyman** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:46 pm

WASD is overrated.....it's all about WERD nowadays

Post by **Canidae** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:47 am

I've been ESDF since Q1

Post by **Bdw3** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:45 am

[,AOE] here....

..But then I've been trying teach myself to type again with my keys in the Dvorak layout...

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(But my fingers still go qwerty frequently...

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Post by **R00k** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:19 am

RDFG. Middle finger finds the bump easily, and tons of keys around for extra binds.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:21 am

i have long fingers... i still prefer the arrows. old school bitches.
but it is nice to see that the "gaming" keyboards recognize the reason the arrows are "better" is because they are actually layed out correctly. (not skewed like the letters)

Post by **Psyche911** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:24 am

What the fuck.
That's retarded. Why does anybody need double-height keys? (the ZXC over on the left). Plus, what's wrong with a normal keyboard? Also, it has a retarded 2-key-sized Shift key. lol, dorks.

P.S. I too use ESDF