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Must Have

by John Cole|  October 25, 20123:12 pm| 46 Comments

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  1. 1.

    greylocks

    October 25, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    That’s not a keyboard, it’s a cockpit.

  2. 2.

    Comrade Mary

    October 25, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    I thought the new rule was to never post pr0n on the front page.

  3. 3.

    Xecky Gilchrist

    October 25, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    Geekpoe! I wasn’t sure if that was really real. In fact, I’m still not.

  4. 4.

    Keith

    October 25, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    If only it had a curved keyboard, I’d be all over it. Years of ergo keyboard use has made my hands abhor flat keyboards.

  5. 5.

    ruemara

    October 25, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    it just feels complicated.

  6. 6.

    Punchy

    October 25, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    You’ve got a chick with ample front junk running around yer haus nekkid and you’re worried about gaming keyboards?

    /shakes head in disgust

  7. 7.

    eric

    October 25, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    @Punchy: so get rid of teh girl right?

  8. 8.

    The Tragically Flip

    October 25, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    The contrast between this and the previous post extolling the virtues of a long life in a low tech village is amusing.

  9. 9.

    Legalize

    October 25, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    Shorter Cole: Not NOW, Ladyfriend! Someone on the internet thinks he can beat me at WOW.

  10. 10.

    muddy

    October 25, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    @The Tragically Flip: Yes, one is fascinating, but one is must-have. Priorities.

  11. 11.

    Seanly

    October 25, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Nice keyboard, but I think the monitor is a little small.

    I have a Logitech gaming keyboard & mouse that I need to eBay. No longer playing SWToR and refuse to join my brother back in WoW so went back to a smaller, less crammed keyboard.

  12. 12.

    kindness

    October 25, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    Looks cool. I myself don’t have time for gaming any longer. Maybe one day but not now.

  13. 13.

    J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford

    October 25, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    That keyboard is teh awesome!

    Btw, in personal geek news, I was selected as a beta tester for the new Marvel Heroes game. There’s a two hour testing session tonight – woot woot.

  14. 14.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    October 25, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    I’m designing a keyboard that can call me out sick from work and then drive to the convenience store and get me beer.

  15. 15.

    Geeno

    October 25, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    OMFG – WANT!
    I really just want to show up my son and all his Alienware shit.

  16. 16.

    Legalize

    October 25, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead:
    i.e. something useful

  17. 17.

    NCSteve

    October 25, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    Great. I wanted to go get a drink of water, but now I’m stuck here behind the desk for at least twenty minutes.

    But I’m sure it would be just as hard to use with a cat in your lap and another walking back and forth on it in front of the monitor as my regular ol’ MS ergonomic keyboard is.

  18. 18.

    zombie rotten mcdonald

    October 25, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    @The Tragically Flip:

    One of them is a troll, and now we have to figure out which one.

  19. 19.

    Culture of Truth

    October 25, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    The first one saw one was Mahler
    Whose buddies all knew him as Gustav
    And each time he saw it he’d holler
    “ach, zat ess de keyboard I moost haf!”

  20. 20.

    trollhattan

    October 25, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Would really like a backlit keyboard, but not one that’s been attacked with a machete.

  21. 21.

    Nethead Jay

    October 25, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Hah, saw that exact thing earlier today and thought whoa, that’s wild.

    OT, but too delicious to not post: Sam Wang of Princeton Election Consortium absolutely schools Bobo on polling. Oh, DougJ… ;)

  22. 22.

    trollhattan

    October 25, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    @Punchy:
    Think it through: what are the odds of Cole dating anybody who’s not a gamer? This is probably a getting-to-know-you gift.

  23. 23.

    jesdynf

    October 25, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Great, it’s a keyboard that’s absolutely amazing for people /who look at their keyboard/.

    … and I still want it. What the hell?

  24. 24.

    trollhattan

    October 25, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    @Nethead Jay:
    Yup, Doc Wang is kickin’ in DougJ’s stall.

  25. 25.

    MikeJ

    October 25, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    @Punchy: http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2011/3/16/ab57ca58-e5d8-470c-b4f8-c0f62835c024.jpg

  26. 26.

    nellcote

    October 25, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    @trollhattan:

    kickin’ in DougJ’s stall.

    say what you did there.

    Stones Rule!

  27. 27.

    Higgs Boson's Mate

    October 25, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    I’d look at Logitech gaming keyboards before plunking for this one. The better Logitechs have a number of dedicated macro keys and their software includes a macro recorder. Madcatz software is teh suxxors.

  28. 28.

    Andrey

    October 25, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    I have that keyboard. It’s pretty good. I actually recommend their R.A.T. mouse as well, especially for FPS play.

  29. 29.

    BillyGibbonsBeard

    October 25, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    @greylocks: It’s a cock somethin’ for sure.

  30. 30.

    Tone In DC

    October 25, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Keyboards shouldn’t cost more than the damn video card. Eesh (and I have decent video card on my ancient Core 2 Duo).

  31. 31.

    HG Hay

    October 25, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    They are trolling with that Half-Life 3 logo on the little display thing.

  32. 32.

    Nied

    October 25, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I have a Mad Catz/Cyborg R.A.T 9 mouse that I bought close to a year ago and I have to say I’m quite happy with the build quality of the thing. As someone with really long fingers, being able to customize the size and shape is a godsend. No more dragging my pinkie finger accross the mousepad in a particularly tense firefight in ME3.

  33. 33.

    Allen

    October 25, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Well, I want one of these.

  34. 34.

    Roger Moore

    October 25, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    @greylocks:

    That’s not a keyboard, it’s a cockpit.

    I thought a cockpit was what Ladyfriend was for.

  35. 35.

    Zifnab25

    October 25, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: I am intrigued and would like to subscribe to your newsletter, sir.

  36. 36.

    Allen

    October 25, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    What I meant to say/do was, I want one of these. And only $45,000.

  37. 37.

    zombie rotten mcdonald

    October 25, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    @Allen:

    Wouldn’t it be easier to just become an actual race car driver?

  38. 38.

    Soonergrunt

    October 25, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    @Seanly: what make/model of keyboard and mouse?

  39. 39.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    October 25, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    @Higgs Boson’s Mate:

    I have the Logitech G-510 and I have it programmed for all kinds of shit. I run some game servers and it’s nice being able to nuke some trolls ass with the press of a key.

    More like slap the little fucker from one end of the game to the other and then nuke/ban their ass once I’m bored.

  40. 40.

    nominus

    October 25, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    It still wouldn’t have helped [FU] on CTF-Niven ;)

  41. 41.

    slightly_peeved

    October 25, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    Bah. Give me a basic layout mechanical keyboard any day. These madcatz keyboards can get off my lawn.

  42. 42.

    Goblue72

    October 25, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    @eric: @Punchy: I suspect Ladyfriend is a gamer.

  43. 43.

    Hugh

    October 25, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    @The Tragically Flip: Well said. If Mr. Cole slathers himself in olive oil, uses enough macros to give himself time to take quick naps and eats meat only five times a month there’s no reason why he can’t have the best of both worlds.

  44. 44.

    Fax Paladin

    October 25, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    @Goblue72: I believe it’s already been stated that at least least one evening was spent WoWing together.

  45. 45.

    Ladyfriend

    October 25, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    @Punchy: But… I want one, too. :\

    What does that mean?

  46. 46.

    mattH

    October 26, 2012 at 12:08 am

    It’s a Madcatz, 50% chance it’s dead in a week.

    @Ladyfriend:
    *thumbs up*

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