Keymat Sample Pictures!


Looks great, a real step up in terms of visual aesthetics form the Pandora Keyboard :)
 
Especialy ABXY action buttons will be used alot with permanent slides over. That's why I still prefer separate action buttons like todays Gamepads have. At least, it seems these are higher than the 2 small  additional action buttons, which is good.

I'm not sure judging by the first photo that they are any more sicky-out (i.e. have any more travel) than the smaller action buttons (I and II).  That's fine with me, fwiw - I rather liked the DS-phat's flat clicky buttons.
 
Thanks for keeping us up to date ED. I really love the finish of the keymat, as others here the only thing I'm concerned in is the feedback of the action buttons.
 
i check back on this thread just to admire the keyboard.  the layout is a great compromise among so many design principles, and it's awesome there was so much community input -- no one person can say they designed it.  it even looks great.  thanks ED for one giant leap for keyboards!
 
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Well I'm less concerned with the buttons than I am with the D-Pad, the Pandora did it a bit differently and it worked well.
It is not bad but for my taste, it "swims" a little bit to much due the direct glue onto the rubber mat. I prefer a more stiff feeling like the one from the old GBA Advance. It was precise, had a small travel distance and was a little bit "clicky" but not to much.

:)

I think it's a matter of taste.

My PC has NES, SNES, PS2, PS3, 360, N64, and Gamecube controllers hanging off it (I decided to just wait for my BlissBox 4-play to connect the rest), my Nostalgia PC has a Gravis PC Gamepad and a Gravis PC Gamepad Pro, and I own a Gameboy Color, a Gameboy Advance, and a DS Phat... the Pandora's D-Pad is the one I find the most enjoyment using.

(Which reminds me, I still need to find an opportunity to test an XBone gamepad to see if its D-Pad feels superior enough to justify buying one.)
 
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Don't worry. The XBone gamepad isn't worth it. <_<
Nah seriously, I had the opportunity to try one in store, only the gamepad, not the console though.
I still think the X360 is the best one. There has been some improvements, like the better triggers, but it feels... ah, sooo small...
I even think the X360 could have a little bigger gamepad. Yet they made its successor a little smaller. Argh.
I always use the sticks, so I'm not that interested into the D-Pad. It has never been a problem to me. But the XBone seems a bit better in that way.
 
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