Zboard
Platform: PC
Manufacturer: Ideazon
Review Type: Touchy
Version: Retail
Custom gaming keyboards are a great idea. I'm still amazed that PC gamers still settle for the uncomfortable keyboard/mouse configuration just because that's what we've become accustomed to. The qwerty keyboard was invented for typing, not gaming. And yet after all these years we insist on forcing a joystick's functionality into the round hole of a word processing interface.
Ideazon's solution to the problem is to meet PC gaming traditionalists half way. Their Zboard "Ultimate Gaming Keyboard" recreates the "WASD" control scheme in oversized buttons on the far left. The genius behind their design lies in the "custom keysets" which can easily be removed and swapped out for other layouts. That way your wife doesn't have to type out her email on your dorky Call of Duty 2-themed layout. I'm currently using the World of Warcraft model, which does the trick as far as labeling important key stroke functions, emotes and other gameplay functions. Sadly, the World of Warcraft keyset doesn't come with the oversized directional buttons that the FPS models all come standard with. So, sadly, I'd still going carpal in my left hand after long dungeon crawls. I'm seriously considering cannibalizing two keysets to create an ultimate hacked keyset for my own World of Warcraft play style.
Manufacturer: Ideazon
Review Type: Touchy
Version: Retail
Custom gaming keyboards are a great idea. I'm still amazed that PC gamers still settle for the uncomfortable keyboard/mouse configuration just because that's what we've become accustomed to. The qwerty keyboard was invented for typing, not gaming. And yet after all these years we insist on forcing a joystick's functionality into the round hole of a word processing interface.
Ideazon's solution to the problem is to meet PC gaming traditionalists half way. Their Zboard "Ultimate Gaming Keyboard" recreates the "WASD" control scheme in oversized buttons on the far left. The genius behind their design lies in the "custom keysets" which can easily be removed and swapped out for other layouts. That way your wife doesn't have to type out her email on your dorky Call of Duty 2-themed layout. I'm currently using the World of Warcraft model, which does the trick as far as labeling important key stroke functions, emotes and other gameplay functions. Sadly, the World of Warcraft keyset doesn't come with the oversized directional buttons that the FPS models all come standard with. So, sadly, I'd still going carpal in my left hand after long dungeon crawls. I'm seriously considering cannibalizing two keysets to create an ultimate hacked keyset for my own World of Warcraft play style.
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