A4Tech X7 G100

[Hofy]

I cant even imagine trying  to type on this thing.  Of course I also do not know about ordering it from this eBay seller.  It would probably show up followed by either a bomb sniffing or drug sniffing dog.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fast-Action-Gaming-Keyboard-X7-G100_W0QQitemZ260536290387QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item3ca92c4c53#ht_1999wt_1165

[Rajagra]

It's a pretty odd idea to have a device that duplicates the left half of your keyboard, yet needs to be used alongside your full keyboard. I wonder what I'm missing.

[Hofy]

I was actually thinking of control buttons for my flight sim.
Using this as an idea starter.
http://www.rogerdodger.net/diyflightsims/keyboard_mod.html

[Rajagra]

Critique of the device, or my idea?

My idea would involve mapping all the buttons to other functions, making it quite a bit more useful than "half a keyboard".

Well, the device. The problem is it isn't programmable. You can't remap the buttons without that affecting your main keyboard, making this board good for situational uses at best, such as Hofy's idea.

Now maybe it has full n-key rollover, making it an upgrade to most keyboards. But I wouldn't put money on it.

[microsoft windows]

Now that's what I call a tenkeyless keyboard.

[Hofy]

The more I look at this mutant bastard the more I want to give it a try.  The only thing holding me back is the location of the seller.  I half expect the seller to actually be Osama bin Ladan and him shipping from a cave on the Paki/Afghan boarder.  Then the CIA and dogs showing up on my doorstep.