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It’s a Keyboard! It’s a Game Pad! No, it’s AlphaGrip AG-5!

by Patrick on April 14th, 2006

First look of this and you will be thinking it’s another gaming controller. However, the AlphaGrip AG-5 handheld keyboard and mouse is technically not for gaming purposes. It is actually your familiar Qwerty keyboard stuffs into a controller.

Here’s what AlphaGrip has to say…

With a scientifically designed button layout, Enhanced Qwerty, the AlphaGrip gives you fast, comfortable access to all the keys you need for high speed typing and gaming. Its handheld design enables powerful desk-free computing from any location in any position: leaning away from your desk, standing up, riding in a vehicle, relaxing on a sofa in your living room, sitting on the floor, leaning back in a recliner, or even lying in bed.

I am not sure that I can use the controller keyboard to type 50 words per minute (that’s what expert users have experienced). Gaming wise, this controller requires you to invest some time, energy and patience to master the buttons as the learning curve is steep.

This US$99 innovation is not recommended for FPS gamers (you will be fragged forever), an alternative for MMO (World of Warcraft) players.

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