http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/
Dammit, I thought those knobs were a built-in etch-a-sketch there...]]>Aug 20th 2008 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/ even the layout is nearly the same as the good IBM one.

I am not sure about the column of keys on the left though, they might mess with my typing.

Any slight deviation from the old well thought IBM standard is always a bad thing.]]>Aug 20th 2008 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/
And I like that the reversable keypad actually has a purpose beyond quirkyness. The macro feature of it will be really handy!

Also, the mouse looks MUCH better. Let's just hope that the wheel has been improved a bit.]]>Aug 20th 2008 3:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/
no money tho.]]>Aug 20th 2008 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/
Also in the end, competition is always good for the end user.]]>Aug 20th 2008 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 5:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/
Is there any program that lets you create toggle-able configurations for ALL keys? A lot of the customizable gamepad stuff wouldn't be necessary if you could easily switch between custom layouts for any standard keyboard; the only advantage these things have is being able to set up macros on the hardware, on the fly without having to use a configuration program (if they even support this).]]>Aug 20th 2008 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://ln2.us/049008), dubbed fake, and said "we never said this was a sure thing". So, are you sure that you're wrong this time or what?]]>Aug 20th 2008 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/]]>Aug 21st 2008 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 20th 2008 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/
So all current keyboards are lefthand keyboards.]]>Aug 21st 2008 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 21st 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.onehandtypist.com/imagesfolder/leftkeyb.gif
therefore this SideWinder X6 is not a left or right handed, is just a right handed able to unplug the numpad

imaging being left handed and using the numpad at the left size, but then you need to press an arrow key, guess what, you have to use your right hand or move your left hand 12 inches to the right every time, not a smart design

the fact that you can unplug the numpad is a good idea so you can plug and unplug it as you wish, but if you don't really use the numpad I prefer a keyboard without numpad
http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/mightymouse1.html

besides, seeing the side connectors and the crooked outside lines makes me wonder which moron designed this keyboard to begin with.]]>Aug 21st 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/
Indeed that is a true lefty, just that then you're back to the same problem of the mouse being too far away. I understand that people use their main hand for the numeric pad.

As a right handed person I might just look into that "left handed" keyboard could work great for me and help with my posture.]]>Aug 22nd 2008 5:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/microsoft-intros-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-and-x5-mouse/Aug 22nd 2008 4:13AM