Wolf Claw TypeII Gaming Keyboard

[HTM|cornflake]

Here's the keyboard I was talking about:

http://pclab.pl/zdjecia/aktualnosci/2005_07/wolfclaw.jpg

Responding to the rising demand of FPS games, Singapore based Innovation firm, 'PD Scientific Pte Ltd', developed a specific one of a kind Gaming Keyboard: the Wolf Claw. Its ergonomic design provide gamers the ultimate experience of playing FPS games.

Features

Ultimate Keyboard for FPS Gamers
Innovative integrated Keyboard for Gaming and General Purpose Usage
Special "K" Key Eliminates The Hassle of Constant Pressing When Speaking Over a Microphone
Highly Flexible 3 Layer Silicon Enable Keys to Operate Silently
Two Integratred USB Ports
Compatible WIth Win98, Win2000, WinME, WinXP
Eight Internet Hot Keys

Here's one of serveral reviews for this keyboard:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1851649,00.asp

I'll let you guys know what I think when I get mine. (couple weeks)

[HTM|JaK_5quat]

Now that looks right. Nice find. Do keep us informed when it arrives. I for one will be very curious. I'm ashamed to say I've never gotten around to binding my weapons. I know it's something I should do - it's my next rung up. But a normal keyboard feels uncomfortable for anything other than WASD. I bought a Nostra-whatchamajig and didn't like the feel of that at all. And I don't like the side buttons on the mouse - maybe my hand is too big (I can play an octave and a third on the piano). So this might be just the thing for me. And only $50!

But I'll let you be the guinea pig. Being 51 and my first computer was an Apple IIe, I've definitely purchased my share of early technology. In 1991 I paid $2000 for one of the biggest hard drives made - 650 wopping MEGAbites! Yea baby! I was Didgidesign Soundtools owner number 347. $3,500. The 650mb drive was capable of holding 1 hour of Red Book CD quality stereo audio 16bit 44,100 sample rate. It was all hooked up to a $4000 Mac IIci accelerated to 50Mhz. In 91' I did the music for Microsoft for the release of Windoze 3.1. I sequenced the MIDI tracks with Performer 3.5 on a SE30 (9inch black and white) and locked it to the audio on the IIci. "Multimedia" was unheard of on an Intel machine. Believe me when I say I enjoyed the irony of doing the job on Macs. So all you young whippersnappers enjoy your $150 bazzillionGB firewire drives. I helped pay/pave the way. All the above shit is in one of my anchor-closets here in the studio. I still use the SE30 now and then as a MIDI slave on-stage. I think I paid $2500 for it new. I bought 2 of 'em at a WWU college surplus a couple years ago for the spare power supplies. $5 a piece.

Don't know why I went off on that, except that bowl was pretty good. 8-[ When did the Apple IIe come out? '81? '82? Anybody remember? The first Mac was 1984 of course.

Wow, is this off-topic or what. LOL Anyway, so let me know what you think of that keyboard when you get it Corny. I'd appreciate it. JaK out...

[HTM|Lunch_Meat]

Interesting looking keyboard Corn. Think I would get confused with the half circle alignment of keys though. Probably great for someone not stuck in their ways.

I got the apple II+ (first model to have a floppy drive instead of tape) in 1982, 64k (that was the total memory). The appleIIe's came out the following year and they were the first computers put in our high school.
1982 was the same year that the first Ultima came out. Between that game, Miner 2049er and a game where you shot all the paratroopers out of the sky I was hooked on computer games. I still have the big old floppy disk(s) around here somewhere. :lol:
My first PC was a 386 with 40meg hard drive that cost around $2,000. They just don't build them like that anymore..... Thank God!!! :P

[HTM|cornflake]

Interesting looking keyboard Corn. Think I would get confused with the half circle alignment of keys though.

Actually, if you hold your hand out in front of you, you will find that if you were to draw a line around the arch of your fingertips, it would form a half circle. I expect there to be a slight learning curve with this computer, but I don't think it will take long and that this will end up being better for me than the standard keyboard layout. Time will tell.

[HTM~Par]

it would never work for me...i use my pinky on the shift key for jumping, not my thumb

[HTM|Minion]

Actually, if you hold your hand out in front of you, you will find that if you were to draw a line around the arch of your fingertips, it would form a half circle.

hmmm..I just did that and got a square instead...maybe I need new hands too. :(

[HTM|cornflake]

Just a heads up. My keyboard is still a week out. In case any of you are considering getting one, let me save you from one mistake I made.

I looked far and wide and could not find a US distributor for this keyboard, so I ended up ordering directly from the manufacturer and payed a hefty shipping charge.

Well after perusing many glowing reviews and reading the comments, I have found a US distributor for this keyboard. www.thinkgeek.com. Price is 49.99 and 3-day shipping is about 7 bucks. I could have saved about 20 bucks and gotten my keyboard by now if I had been a little more thorough in my search. Live and learn. I'm not happy about it, but what's done is done. You can thank me now. :P

[HTM|Silence]

anyway for a aussie to get one?

[HTM|cornflake]

anyway for a aussie to get one?

They're actually sold at alot of online Aussie retailers. Do a google search limited to Australia and you should turn up quite a few. There are also some on ebay being sold out of Australia.