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Phantom Entertainment Announces Lapboard Preorders

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they-made-something-they-really-made-something dept.

Arian writes "Phantom Entertainment (formally Infium Labs) are set to finally release their first product after years of investors trust and years on John Public's distrust. The product is the Phantom Lapboard, a wireless keyboard/mouse combo designed so you can frag from the comfort of your couch. It is designed to work with the upcoming Phantom Game Service, if and when the service is released. Preorders for the Lapboard are available on the Phantom Entertainment website. It is due out in November, at a full retail price of $129.99.

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  1. $130 by Talisein · · Score: 3, Funny

    $130 for a laptop and mouse?
    Have they been aquired by Sony?

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  2. Re:huh? by kfg · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Because there's one born every minute?

    KFG

  3. Act now... by CaseM · · Score: 3, Funny

    Act now, and receive a coupon for a FREE copy of Duke Nukem Forever!!!

  4. Re:huh? by drinkypoo · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yeah, you'd be about ten times better off with a mini-usb keyboard (Halted Specialties Corp. in Santa Rosa is selling/was selling the logitech netplay controller for $10, cheapest mini-size USB keyboard I've seen yet, it detaches from the controller part and it's USB HID-class) on your lap and a normal wireless optical mouse on the couch next to you or something. Actually, they sell these neat leg desks for aviators and such that would make a GREAT place to stick your keyboard. Admittedly, a strap-on keyboard is pretty nerdy, but one of the joys of geekdom is not giving a fuck what people think of the way you look. At least, it always has been for me.

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  5. Wake Me When They See One. by OgGreeb · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is it even worth discussing the company and their "products" until someone has a bought, working model in their hands?

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  6. what the christ by bunions · · Score: 2, Insightful

    To get started with your lapboard you will need:

      PC or MAC with USB ports, CD-ROM and up to 50 MB available hard disk space.


    A keyboard and mouse with 50MB of installed software I don't need.

    That said, it actually looks nice. If I played a lot of games on my TV (I don't), it might be nice. $130 seems a little steep, but not that bad compared to other wireless mouse/keyboard combos. I hope there's somewhere you can anchor the mouse to, for when you want to put it away.
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  7. VC For the Masses by searchr · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Pre-orders. PRE-ORDERS?! Are you f#%@ing KIDDING ME?! They can't con any more stupid rich people, so they wanna go for the stupid non-rich? If anyone, ANYONE, plunks down money for this thing that they don't actually have in their hands, then they deserve what they get.

    Which, if you need a reminder, is in the name.

    Phantom.

  8. Yikes. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 2, Funny

    Last time I spent that much on a keyboard, it was the 1980s and there was a VIC-20 built into it.

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