Sony intros wireless keypad attachment for the PS3
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted August 20th 2008 12:14PM
posted August 20th 2008 12:14PM
posted August 20th 2008 12:14PM
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man that thing looks pretty bad.... its way too "high" up on the controller to be useful. the whole point of those things are you "thumb" to type with them but thats too high up to be useful to thumb with. weight will be interesting because that thing could make the controller top heavy (the 360 pad adds quite a bit of weight)
Hmm, $50 for Nintendo to release a laser-styled keyboard for the Wiimote? :)
Why would you need a keyboard for the Wii? The Wii Remote does great job with typing in informaition.
doubles as a batarang!
don't own a ps3 but i'm psyched to get one of these for my carputer, THANK YOU SONY finally i can throw this other wired garbage away
Thanks Ryan for the flicker link. Stupid web filter at work blocks "gaming" sites. >_<
Looks decent. I imagine this could also change the way I hold the controller. With this attached unit resting on my index fingers, I could use 4 fingers for the sholder buttons. Then again, I'm so used to using only two fingers...
I'll take two. Oh, and can I get them in white please? KTHXBYE!
damn, that sucks, its already uncomfortable to use a PS3 Controller
Great the sidekick comes to the PS3.
I'll stick to a real keyboard.
What do you mean Mr Engadget or else Mr. Joshua Topolsky when you are saying that this should really help us with our multi-lingual training ?
Are indeed expecting to learn other languages from a PS3 Keyboard add on, or that's just your idiotic sarcasm ?
I personally find this pretty handy and probably cheaper, without the need of buying extra batteries every time the non rechargeable keyboard run out of batteries, or mess up with cables, except if you considering of buying a fashionable plus expensive plus BIG rechargeable wireless one.
Please less sarcasm and more news next time.
why the hell did they put it on top they could just as easily revers the thing and make the keypad at the bottom like the xbox one, the only reason i can thing of it being at the top is to plug into the mini usb port for power or stability, but seriously how the hell is someone gona type with it your just gona end up accidentally pressing buttons on the controller
I think the reason why the pad is on top of controller is... patent of MS?
If they removed the Sony logo I would've immediately thought it is some new device for Batman...
This has issues.
The placement is awful, up and away from where the thumbs of the user usually reside. Atop that, there is a 'lip' to the edge of the keypad which separate the keyboard from the user placement even further.
Is the keyboard back-lit? The one on the 360 is, which helps tremendously when in a dark rec-room.
puus the fact that (I don't know this, but I can tell just by the look) the home, start, and select buttons are machanical, which means they just press on the buttons underneath them. This makes them harder to press and doesn't give the same feedback.
Hell yes! I don't type a lot but when I do occasionally search the web it's a pain using the controller to type and a keyboard is out of the question for our living room.
It's about time they release one. I have the Xbox 360 chatpad and it just sits there perfectly. It doesnt get in the way for anything, I still play games with it on, and its very accesible and easy to type on.
Now this PS3 version I dont know, the keys on top seem a lil more out of the way. Im still definitely going to get this, but so far from what I see I dont really like it as much, only cause its on top and seems a little out of the way for reaching with your thumbs.
Either way, I'll get it when it hits the stores :P
im pretty sure if sony made this thing attach at the bottom of the controller it would interfere with way you hold the controller hence affecting your game play . Texting is an add on and not a main component for most games . this seems like the best option in my humble non-industrial designing opinion
Include a tiny mouse, and you've got yourself WASD for FPS games.........well, not really.
USB Keyboard > This POS
Irony at its finest.
It looks like it doubles as a codpiece as well.
Woah, so that was actually a USB host port on the top of the controller?
super saiyan
3 levels and you still fail.
I have to agree, they should've put it where the 360 chatpad is.
Are you all failing to see the point here? It can also be used with cellphones for texting ect. I would by it just for that!