I am at the most amazing loss for words. I haven't been this dumbfounded for awhile. Imagine a device that was sculpted for one handed use. A keyboard with just the keys you needs, extra buttons, shift keys, joysticks and ergonomically fucked... I give you the last 800 devices just like this one that have come out in the last decade.
It doesn't matter how many TERRIBLE reviews these get from us, or how many "meh" reviews it gets from our industry colleagues, nor does it matter how many "eh" reactions are freely given by the gaming community at large... No matter what, every gaming peripheral company comes around to thought that if they can hook just a few d
opes into buying these things, then its worth coming up with their own version at the price of their reputation.
Do yourselves a favor and let's pretend you didn't issue this press release...
THE ONLY GOOD NEWS to emerge from this is that a new G18 is in production and will be released within the year. The only thing we have to go off for the new keyboard is this picture of a prototype snapped by Engadget China. All we know for sure is gathered from this pic, including what appears to be a full color LCD screen! ooooo
You can find the press release to the G13 Gameboard below...ew.
Press Release as follows:
FREMONT, Calif. — Dec. 10, 2008 — Whether you’re rescuing hostages, on a quest with your guild or saving humanity, you don’t want to worry about hand fatigue or hitting the wrong key. Today, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) introduced the Logitech® G13 advanced gameboard – a hybrid gaming keyboard designed to complement your Logitech keyboard and mouse – giving you game-changing comfort and control on a Mac® computer or a PC.
“If you’re into serious gaming, there’s no better feeling than playing with the G13 gameboard by your side,” said Ruben Mookerjee, Logitech’s director of product marketing for gaming. “Unlike other gameboards that focus only on programmability, the G13 advanced gameboard incorporates the principles of our award-winning Comfort Wave design. So whether you’re getting into World of Warcraft® or walking into your next LAN party, the G13 gameboard gives you a powerful advantage over those forced to work with less.”
With its sculpted, ergonomically inspired shape and pushing-the-envelope functionality, the Logitech G13 advanced gameboard completes your search for gear, augmenting a Logitech® G15 keyboard for gaming and a Logitech® G9 Laser Mouse.
Delivering increased comfort, the iconic contoured design complements the natural shape of your hand and fingers, while the smooth, concave home-row keys make it easy to locate buttons by touch. With three game modes, 25 programmable keys and a programmable analog stick, the G13 gameboard offers up to 87 ways for you to control your game (software installation required). And you can set up custom button-profiles for each one of your favorite titles. You can even create macros on the fly without having to pause your game.
And for another tactical advantage, the 160-by-43-pixel GamePanel LCD shows live game stats, system info and even messages from other players.
With the G13 gameboard, you’ll also get backlit keys that help you easily locate the right key in low-light conditions or lights-out play. And you can select from hundreds of available backlight colors, so your gameboard looks just the way you want it.
A handy solution for the laptop gamer, the G13 gameboard includes onboard memory, letting you program up to five ready-to-play profiles and take them with you to your next LAN party. The G13 gameboard also offers pre-configured settings for many popular games, including World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™ and many others.
With its sturdy weight and strategically placed feet, the G13 gameboard won’t move during gameplay, giving you rock-solid support all the way to victory.
Pricing and Availability
The Logitech G13 advanced gameboard is expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe in December for a suggested retail price of $79.99 (U.S.).
About Logitech
Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals, driving innovation in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, gaming and wireless devices. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).
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not all gamers have 2 hands
just sayin
fair enough, my apologies if this is aimed at the 1 handed/armed market of gamers. But even that wouldn't make sense unless you pair this with OCZ's brain controller, but even then they could just use a regular keyboard... I was with you, but I think now I am not.
I've got the current G15 and it's doing me fine. I like being able to bind the marco keys to extra things for games like TF2, but I'm hardly using it to it's fullest.
Man, it looks strange, but then again this is good news for handicapped gamers. :)
I'd be excited about the color screen on it, if I used the screen on my G15 at all. It's been pretty much nothing but a clock a solid 90% of the time, and the other 10% is the cpu/memory usage.
Yup, My G11 (screen is useless IMHO) and G9 have no use for another thing cluttering up my desk.
If this blog had been more about the injustice one-armed gamers are dealing with and how Logitech was helping, then it wouldn't break any rules. But instead we get a rehash of press releases.
Thanks for clogging up the cblogs!
BigPopa, the injustice done to the gamers who are temporarily one handed due to you sidebar knows no bounds.
Touche Moo, touche. But you can still use my sidebar one handed.
This Bigpopa vs AgentMoo conversation is much more interesting than that weird looking keyboard.
I have ADHD. Does that count as handicapped?
72mg, oh yeah!