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steveo777 writes: "I was surfing through IGN when I noticed this new controller. It made me fall off my chair laughing (people at work are wondering what could be so funny). But it's no joke. Aparently it's for Phantasy Star Online." If this isn't real, why not? Something like this looks like a great idea to me.
Hmm, makes you wonder if they're going to push email and web access with that baby, no?
Yup, you can see where they expect to make money.
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This just looks like some of the wireless keyboards I've used with integrated track ball and buttons on both sides.. Works fairly well for basic mouse manipulation, but I can imagine doing anything fast or precise with that controller- There's something strange about haveing your hands that far apart.. Is this just a slow plodding point-and-click game?
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What about something similar, but it would "telescope", so that it would act as a regular controller if you wanted it, but you could pull it out for keyboard functionality? Just another stupid idea.
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Actually that's a brilliant idea.
simulate radio noise/interferance/jamming by jumbling the text.
speech to text is not bad right now, given training, and so this may be practical in a year or two.
But this is where the command macros could be useful. a single word or letter combo translates to a full string of text. etc.
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