TagType Game Pad - Sure to Confuse?
December 12th, 2005
This is gotta be one of the most complicated video game controllers I have ever seen. The thing looks like it was ripped from the Aliens movie set, or pried from a Klingon vessel.
Purportedly, the TagType is designed as a replacement to the keyboard, and is currently geared towards the Japanese market. I don’t think we’ll see a US version anytime soon, but we’d love to see it in action. It will probably turn out to be one of those devices that are absolutely intuitive to kids, but be the Rubik’s Cubic of keyboards to any adult.
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1. Gadget Review » QWE&hellip | March 16th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
[...] The day I can type 30-60 WPM on this alien looking thing, is the day I quit my day job and take up court room stenography. Ok, so the manufactures claims may be a little lofty, but we can’t blame them for trying. Riddled with an assortment of keys and rocker buttons the Alpha Grip AG-5 is designed to be an alternative to the QWERTY keyboard. Included in the wildly package is a trackball for cursor movement, and ‘enhanced’ QWERTY keyboard layout, a USB port and an expansion slot to add on handheld computers, wireless communication modules, and whatever else you can jam in there. Available for here for $99. [...]
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