Comments on: Sony to launch a wireless keypad for PS3…

By: mobiletone

mobiletone — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:11:11 +0000

now, if only they bought something similar out for the PSP,
that thing is crying out for a mini keyboard!

i’ll stick with my USB apple pro keyboard/mouse on my PS3 fanx

reading comments above, why do PS3 users prefer Apple keyboards?
is it because the sleek sexy styling goes well with the PS3?

i note Sony can announce the clip-on but no mention of price, typical.

By: FuriousOne

FuriousOne — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:47:36 +0000

@chris

Cheer up mate, I for one can’t be bothered to search through google everyday for news. So a day after the announcement is cool by me!!

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:45:32 +0000

I almost bought a ‘madcatz’ version, so glad i didn’t!!!!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:00:34 +0000

I’ve finally got it
threespeech must be a newspaper, because they’re always publishing yesterdays news

Got all this info elsewhere yesterday, thanks but no thanks

By: Apnomis

Apnomis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:49:59 +0000

I’ll pick one of these up if the price is right, I’ve tried searching for small Bluetooth keyboards before and the only ones I found were far too expensive to justify! If this comes out at sub-£30 it will be a winner.

Also true to Sony’s Open Platform philosophy you will be able to use this with any bluetooth device like your smart phone or PDA etc.

Another feature that catches my eye is the Touch Pad Button that “allows PS3 users to use the entire surface of the keypad as a touch pad” - as weill as being handy during web-browsing I can see this being used as a novel way to control some games as an optional control method.

By: Robothamster

Robothamster — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:16:15 +0000

Yep, it’s the touchpad aspect that I like the sound of. I have a foldable Bluetooth Keyboard already but it’s a pain to use with a controller as you have to put one down to use the other.

By: Tony Nibbles

Tony Nibbles — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:50:50 +0000

I’ll probbaly end up picking one up.

Though I love my super thin aluminium Apple bluetooth keyboard.

The touch pad (like on those walkmans) really sets this out from the crowd.

By: Aragorn1001

Aragorn1001 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:47:08 +0000

I had something very similar when I had a 360. It’ll be good for chat etc - but even more useful given the PS3’s web-browsing capability. If the price is reasonable, I’ll be getting one!

By: BlueGene

BlueGene — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:42:51 +0000

…I’ll stick with my full size USB keyboard thanks..

By: Heartsbane

Heartsbane — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:20:42 +0000

This was the best announcement from Sony yesterday. I, personally, am sick of trying to type with the Virtual Keyboard, so this is extraordinarily welcomed.