Alienware lends modicum of credibility to Phantom Lapboard

Yeah, yeah, we know that Phantom's Lapboard is supposed to be totally legit and whatnot, but it's hard not to doubt the legitimacy of any sort of product from a company that has produced vaporware with the incredible hype and consistency of the unabashed Phantom. Now that Alienware has ordered up themselves a bunch of these $130 Phantom Wireless Lapboards and Wireless Laser Mouse setups for sale with their Media Center PC and PC lineup, we suppose we'll have to admit that Phantom just might hit their projected November launch date after all. Of course, they could always pull a Sony and blame increased demand for some unforeseen delays -- we suppose we'll find out soon enough.

[guilt+1 @ Oct 24th 2006 3:41PM]

One more time to drill home the point. The Sony Reader IS available NOW. You can buy them in shops.

[Yan @ Oct 24th 2006 3:53PM]

The article appears to be a press-release from Phantom. I wonder if anyone has bothered to contact Alienware for confirmation.

[g3n3tiX @ Oct 24th 2006 4:06PM]

How are you supposed to use the mouse & keyboard at the same time ?
It's not ergonomic at all.

[Evil Closet Monkey @ Oct 24th 2006 4:10PM]

The ergonomics on this things are horrific. I can't believe that anyone who actually picks one of these up (provided they will ever be able to) will be in any way satisfied.

[frodo @ Oct 24th 2006 6:02PM]

I have picked one up and used it at e3 2004. It is actually very comfortable and easy to use. You aren't going to use the keyboard much anyway, just the wasd keys for the most part. It's for FPS gaming, mostly.

[PH4N70M F4N8OY @ Oct 24th 2006 4:43PM]

OMG N_GADGETZ!!! ITZ LIKE YOU HAVE NO FAITH IN PHANTOM!!11!0! ANY1 WITH A BRAIN NOZ THE PHANTOM LAPBOARD IZ SO GOING TO PWN ALL OTHER KEYBOARD/MOUSE SETS!!1! CAN MICROSOFT INTELLIPOINT PULL THIS KINDA S%#! IN THE LIVING ROOM NO DOUBT!!??!?!?!11!?!?!?!!?! TOO BAD THE REAL PHANTOM WAS TOO POWERFUL FOR THE HUMAN BRAIN, OR IT WOULD TEACH THE WII-nes and the SUCKSaxis tru innovation! LOL1Z? :

[Stephen Armbruster @ Oct 24th 2006 5:26PM]

Its a fucking keyboard hinged to a mousepad, how hard can that be to make.

[grumpy @ Oct 24th 2006 6:39PM]

Don't be so sure- Alienware has been having 6 week delays shipping hardware, namely to my company. I'm not convinced that their backing means anything these days...

[wako @ Oct 24th 2006 8:20PM]

Eww... that is one nasty looking keyboard... come on Optimus Keyboard!

[rockintom99 @ Oct 25th 2006 4:01PM]

Very sleek. I would like it a lot better if it had laptop-styled thin keys, though. Slim keyboards are the best.

[Oscar @ Oct 26th 2006 1:05AM]

Very good gadget. I like it. I hope it comes out soon. Phantom!!!!

[Oscar @ Oct 28th 2006 1:38PM]

Very good. I like it. Phantom!!!!

[Leadblind @ Jan 24th 2007 7:59AM]

wow.

it's a wireless keyboard, mouse, and...uh...a hinged piece of plastic.

AWESOME!