Alienware Ordering Phantom Lapboards 21
Gamasutra reports that Dell-owned Alienware is going to be offering Phantom lapboards with their media center PC line. The product, which against all odds does appear to be shipping, is intended to offer a mouse and keyboard experience to someone not sitting at a desk. From the article: "The Lapboard includes wireless technology, ergonomic design, one-touch features, and a wireless high definition 1200 dpi laser mouse. In addition, the device also rotates for left and right handed users and inclines on a 22 degree angle with a hard surface support for the Phantom mouse. Other features include an interchangeable key-face that is designed for game-specific and business software applications on PC and Mac platforms."
And the results are? (Score:2)
So they are now selling overpriced wireless mice/keyboards with a horibly overpriced piece of plastic?
If you want to sell hometheater computers, then set them up to be easily navigated via remote (hint, look at apple), not via a keyboard/mouse set up.
Try playing a video game on a remote (Score:2)
Try playing a MMO on a remote.
A media center computer is a powerful computer and is capable of playing any modern video games. A lot of games - MMO's in particular - are still bound to a keyboard. A solution like this allows MMO's to venture into the front room with the plasma screen and the comfy couch without having to juggle the keyboard on your knees and the mouse on whatever textbook you aren't using this semester. (Not me though, I like my offi
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omygawd....
And a reason to buy the $3000 TVs I've been looking at
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TVout is only needed for composit or svid..
(note that i am not counting component out as TVout because it is never labeled as that is is normaly HD out or Component video out)
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Now that's [logitech.com] what you should use to control a giant robot car [wikipedia.org]!
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Awesome! (Score:1, Funny)
As With All Things Phantom-Related (Score:2)
Are they worth the money? (Score:1)
It's shipping!? (Score:2)
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No, just the TV tray.
KFG
Sounds good to me (Score:1)
For a remote control I use the windows MCE IR receiver and a universal remote.... But a remote control is only good for some things. I use a logitech mx1000 kb/mouse combo for most other things. (Though I do pull out the g5 and usb extension when gaming).
Phantom trolling... (Score:2)
But to be fair, the idea of a download service for games is a good idea, Steam, EA, Xbox360 use game download services. Cut out the middle man and you can make a nice profit. Microsoft is pushing this with the media center PC, its not a wierd jump of logic you need games on there.
The idea was pretty good, just real piss poor managment. They should of worked on the content download piece and made it a softwar
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Sure, if you don't want to actually own your games.
Personally I believe in first sale law and the like, so I like to have physical, transferrable media.
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Huh? On EA and Steam, you own the games, You can burn them to DVD/CD and play them anytime offline, and reinstall them.
Battlefield 2142 sells online and you dont have to use no-cd cracks. Thats a big plus. You just burn the install directory to DVD, and you can re-install anytime.
The only service you don't own is Gametap. But for a small price you can play unlimited games, might be older but with 100 or so games being released each month for the PC, that
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They intend to BE the middleman.