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Compliments any one. this would be great for those who want to lay back relax and escape from key mouse headaches.

Dotails Allen: SL Name dont be shy

If u want somthing to complain about get a rubber keyboard argh!!! typo frenzy!!!]]>Mar 31st 2008 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/Mar 2nd 2006 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/
The only problem I see is the trackball; it's mechanical and low-res, but it's still only a proof-of-concept. Of course, people who hate thumb balls won't like it no matter what. I hope there'll be optical balls in various sizes for user preferences, I like big precise ones more than little fast ones.

I looked it up and as Alex mentioned, it's a keyboard/mouse refinement for ergonomics foremost and portable computing second with gaming somewhere further down the list. I'm definitely getting one if it's easily available when I build my next PC, I'd love to be able to type while leaning back and I already prefer my Logitech thumb marble over mice for other ergonomic reasons- even for Unreal Tournament. Competitive edge be damned, I don't like wrist strain!

The website said people have no trouble retaining QWERTY skills, unlike with learning Dvorak, because the finger associations are similar to QWERTY. I can't wait 'till I can try it out at Circuit city or something and see for myself how the keys feel. ]]>Jul 9th 2007 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/


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Talk about non-stop opportunity for accidental button presses... how could you avoid it? I mean, I'm still trying to figure out where your hands are supposed to go - they didn't seem to factor in the concept that among all those buttons, there needs to be some space left for peoples' hands. They have buttons on every square inch of that thing!]]>Jan 10th 2006 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/


I am not convinced there really is a market for such a device.



At least racing wheels such as this have a very definite (albeit limited) purpose:

http://www.bidera.com/cgi-bin/us/emaximarket.cgi?action=item&item=24135



General purpose controller would have to. Perhaps that new upcoming Nintendo controller will solve all our problems (unlikely, I know).]]>Jan 10th 2006 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/
Is this thing some kind of w00t! Photoshop Contest Monkey Prize winner, or what?]]>Jan 10th 2006 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/
Well, someone must of liked it in the "game testing phase". It may be good for photoshop! Ergonomics, HOOOO!!!]]>Jan 10th 2006 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/Jan 10th 2006 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/
I think I'll stick to my Xbox 360 controller.]]>Jan 10th 2006 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/


http://alphagrips.com/typingdemo.html]]>Jan 10th 2006 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/


They've continually pushed the ship-date back since then...I'm hopeful but not confident I'll ever see mine. In theory it's promising, but then so is Socialism.]]>Jan 10th 2006 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/Jan 10th 2006 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/Jan 10th 2006 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/


Now, the tiny trackball may be a different story. I think it will be fine for std desktop usage. However, a larger trackball makes for greater accuracy in apps like Photoshop, so the tiny trackball probably won't be the greatest thing for PS users, but you can always connect another trackball, and the device wasn't targeted towards PS users anyway...



As far as it being ugly, so what? Like the std keyboard is a work of art? I mean really, who cares how "pretty" your keyboard is?]]>Jan 10th 2006 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/Jan 10th 2006 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/Jan 10th 2006 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/


As for keyboards being a work of art, I'm typing this on a Saitek Eclipse gaming keyboard. It's not going to win any major prizes but I'd definitely say it was attractive.



http://www.saitekusa.com/usa/prod/eclipse.htm



On another note, I saw a segment a while ago on en episode of Tomorrow's World which featured a similar device for controlling an underwater computer, though that device was only used in one hand.]]>Jan 10th 2006 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/


Fashionable? Nah.

1337? Hells Y34h!]]>Jan 10th 2006 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/


Besides, I've been programming for yrs and I still haven't mastered touch-typing on a regular keyboard completely yet..]]>Jan 11th 2006 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/the-alphagrip-ag-5-brings-mad-keys-to-a-game-controller/Jan 13th 2006 10:11AM