Human Interface Treats
Thanks to good ol’ Google Cache for retrieving this lost post…
If there’s one thing I believe shouldn’t be scrimped and scraped onwhen specifying computer hardware, it’s the human interface peripherals. I personally use a computer for a large portion of my day, if I can lesson the impact on my body by purchasing well designed, impact-stress reducing equipment, then that’s what I do. Er… That’s what I’ve gone and done :)
I was treating Little-Roo (wifey) to a Apple BlueTooth Keyboard, when I also decided that it was time to replace my six year old iFeel mouse, and my generic keyboard. I remember when I worked at Milton Keynes College, the wonderous time I had programming away on my black Cherry keyboard. With a quick search, I find this little baby:
It’s a Raptor K-1 Professional Gaming Grade Keyboard, and features:
- Customizable light option
- Customizable key lock option
- USB hub for mouse and headset
- Guaranteed 50 mio. klicks on each button (competition can support from 5 mio up to a max of 25 mio clicks per button)
- Full-N-Key-Rollover (press as many buttons as you want and the keyboard still works with NO latency)
- Micro-Switches (gold-plated) under EACH key (no rubber mat or any other cheap crap)
- 30% shorter pressure point than competition, which makes you 30% faster than with a competitor keyboard
Yes, that did say gold-plated micro-switches :D The mouse I’ve ordered is a Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse, and also has some scary specifications:
- Award-winning Logitech® MX™ Laser 2000-dpi Engine
- “On-the-fly� sensitivity adjustment to 2000, 800, and 400-dpi resolution
- Adjustable weight cartridge allowing to adjust the weight of the
mouse by upto 36 grams allowing you to get the perfect balance required
to make you the ultimate fragger - 6.4 megapixel/second image processing
- Up to 20 g of acceleration
- Expanded 16-bit data format supports blazing fast moves with pure precision
- Advanced gaming software, exclusive to Gaming-Gradeâ„¢ mice, for up to five custom sensitivity settings
- Polytetrafluoreothylene Super-slick gaming feet for effortless, precise tracking
- Contoured grip ensures peak performance and comfort—even in the most intense gaming sessions
I look forward to testing these puppies out!
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Awww, but it didn’t cache my comment. And it was so inspirational, so pertinent, overfilled with wisdom, wit and eloquence… d’oh! (a similarly sparkling comment) :)
I know mate, it’s bleedin’ shocking isn’t it… It was something about me waving my wanger about.