PC gaming has been dominated by the use of the keyboard and mouse for a long time now and while most people have some complaint about the setup, most have already generated a gene for it and find it hard to seriously consider alternatives.
The challenge of convincing gamers that a certain product offers a viable gaming solution is a daunting one and the industry is littered with the failed attempts of various manufacturers. While tons of products, collectively referred to as gaming keyboards, are widely available very few offer the user more than a redesigned keyboard with pretty colors.
It is fair to say that the currently available gaming keyboards have failed to bring about an input revolution and while some may suit users for a particular game or genre, users seem to turn back to their reliable keyboard sooner or later.
Where previous manufacturers have failed, Ergodex, creators of the DX1 Input System, claim to have succeeded. In hindsight their concept seems the obvious solution to an age-old gaming problem but it would seem that no other manufacturers were able to escape the keyboard logic. The DX1 does not claim to be a keyboard substitute, it doesn’t even suggest that it can replace it, the claim is simple: DX1 can take you to places your keyboard could never even dream about. Let us examine those claims and see what the DX1 has to offer…
