Keyboard Attachment for Controller New Out-in-the-Wild Photos

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DuckRacer

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• Apr 8, 2007

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Here was the original link, but GS pulled it...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6168676...stnews;title;0

Xbox 360 gets keyboard controller

New attachment snaps onto system's standard pad for quick and easy instant message typing.

While Microsoft's Xbox 360 Spring Update will integrate Windows Live Messenger into the system's dashboard for cross-platform chatting, the machine's text-window interface for standard control pads makes lengthy conversations a chore.

To ease the task of typing in messages without the aid of a full-sized keyboard, Microsoft today announced a new text input device for the Xbox 360 controller. The attachment snaps onto the bottom of the controller through the headset jack and features a QWERTY-style key layout with 47 keys.

The keyboard attachment has not been priced or even named yet, but it is expected to see release this summer.

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If this is under $20, I'm buying.

 

Pebb

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• Apr 8, 2007

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I rather have a full size keyboard for typing.

 

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• Apr 8, 2007

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that would be badass !!!

 

ExigeEvan

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• Apr 8, 2007

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That's like the size of a QWERTY keyboard on a smart phone, right? And that thing will give you serious hand aches after a while.

 

Joey D

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• Apr 8, 2007

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I agree if it's cheap I'll buy it for sure, I hate have to move the cursor around to type.

 

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DuckRacer

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• Apr 8, 2007

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ExigeExcel

That's like the size of a QWERTY keyboard on a smart phone, right? And that thing will give you serious hand aches after a while.

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No... about twice as large.

 

harrytuttle

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• Apr 9, 2007

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It doesn't look entirely graceful, but it looks to be rather ergonomic. For anyone who's used a Blackberry, this larger keyboard with the same all-thumbs operation should be a very workable solution.

 

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• Apr 9, 2007

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I'm going to guess $39.99.

 

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DuckRacer

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• Apr 10, 2007

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Some out-in-the-wild photos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gamerscore/sets/72157600058725367/

 

Joey D

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• Apr 10, 2007

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Looks like it should be large enough so it won't be overly clumsy to use.

 

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• Apr 16, 2007

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Having had experience with a mini laptop keyboard that small, it isn't easy to type quickly and without mistakes. I think I'll give it a pass and use a full size keyboard instead.

 

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• Apr 19, 2007

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It's going to be pretty cool I guess since I use Windows Live Messenger as my IM program, but I'm staying with the desktop