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Valve Job Posting Confirms Hardware Plans

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday September 4, 2012 @05:42AM from the waiting-on-the-steambox dept.

redletterdave writes "Valve is reportedly interested in building hardware. The Bellevue, Wash.-based software developer added a job posting to its site on Tuesday morning for an industrial designer. We're frustrated by the lack of innovation in the computer hardware space though, so we're jumping in,' the posting said. 'Even basic input, the keyboard and mouse, haven’t really changed in any meaningful way over the years. There's a real void in the marketplace, and opportunities to create compelling user experiences are being overlooked.'"

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We all know what this means. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-04 05:48 · Score: 5, Funny

Well, at least we'll never have to buy more than two consoles from them.
Re:Keyboard and mouse hasn't changed for a reason by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-04 05:54 · Score: 4, Funny

Nuh uh! You're just crusty and old and resistant to change. How dare you want stable, mature interfaces rather than ever changing bullshit to justify the job of some hipster designer. What next? You're going to tell me we shouldn't ditch steering wheels and pedals in cars? FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING LUDDITE!!!!
Re:GameCube or N-Gabe? by jgtg32a · 2012-09-04 06:43 · Score: 4, Funny

Sauna or some other word that means something along the lines of a Box filled with Steam.
Hat-controller by Sta7ic · 2012-09-04 07:21 · Score: 4, Funny

Speculation:
A mouse that has a dedicated scroll wheel for hats.
Extra buttons for hat-based emotes: tip, straighten, salute, decapitating throw.
Two- and three- factor authentication.
Age recognition scanners to auto-ban 13-year-olds.
Hat-shaped controllers with force feedback.
Tickle-Me Companion Cube with lifelike 'clunking' sounds.