The Razer Switchblade is a hybrid between the Nintendo DS and the Optimus keyboard in that it adds a keyboard filled with customizable screens for open-platform, hardcore PC gaming in a small tablet size
What makes the Switchblade (that’s presently a working concept) different from the remaining of mobile gaming platforms is the keyboard. You possibly can touch the screen like a DS or iPad to command your troops or cast your spell, but you can too eliminate all of that clutter from the everyday HUD of a game like World of Warcraft by assigning the in-game icons to each individual key.
The 7-inch display looks good and matched with the Intel Atom processor which runs both games at solid settings at a great clip-there is a superb amount to like in a pretty slim package.
By default, the ” keyboard of screens” displays a fair-sized qwerty keyboard so you won’t be twiddling thumbs like on a blackberry to get your game on. However, on display were World of warcraft Cataclysm and Warcraft 3, both shown using custom graphics and icons to switch the letters on the keys with representations of normally on-screen spells, attacks, and more. Are looking to stick your WASD controls on the correct-hand side? You’re able to. Any button you would like might be in any location and game developers or players can make their own custom images to fill your once letter-filled typing device with a plethora of pretty pictures.
During my time with the Switchblade, I was impressed by how portable and straightforward to exploit the device was, but at its heart, that is an open PC platform custom-tailored for hardcore gamers and it sure appears like the long run.
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