Spectrum bluetooth keyboard...
I want one of these for Christmas !
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/952953995/1706707152?token=178af0ea
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/952953995/1706707152?token=178af0ea
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Now if they made it more open, for example a generic bluetooth keyboard, then I might be tempted but as I can knock up a perfectly good USB spectrum keyboard for ?20 I don't really see the point and think its very overpriced.
The case is very easy to reproduce with no difficulties, and the electronic gubbins required shouldn't cost much so I find it hard to see where there is any value in a ?50 price tag.
B0ll0x to that, I'll stick to SPIN on the PC.
Thats a shame :(
You're missing out of one of this century's modern amazing marvels of technological feat!
Would completely change your way of thinking about how you go about 'computering' in general.
Of course, if you have some kind of Android based "smart"phone or tablet, then you're still missing 75% of the marvel that is iOS hardware.
do you have one? cant remember you ever mentioning it.
keep it .. I'd rather hear from folk who are on point and always have been e.g. llamasoft.
The GUI is smoother I'll give you that, but iOS doesn't allow emulators
so no speccy or DOS gaming for you.
Has someone told Jonathan Needle?
no , I sent him a fax.. coz that's 80's style :)
Just curious, trolling. Would you considder an Android phone or tablet an equal marvel?
I ask this because I prefer Android if only for having removable storage and shared storage easily accessible to all apps and any computer you plug the device into.
And as for the thread derailment into Android/iOS argument... A few years ago, Apple probably did have the edge, but now? The cost of Apple products is simply not justified against equally good Android ones. And yes, the way Apple prevent you customising easily, or having removable SD cards puts me off them all the more (I have a Samsung phone, Android tablet, iPod and, through work, an iPad).
Definitely count me out then.
So your only going to be able to use it on a very small selection of games with pot luck if it works with anything else. It would be cheaper to buy an original machine and original games than this.
Its a good job there are people like Hedegaard about who are happy to overpay for badly restricted hardware or this would never stand a chance as a kickstarter.
But is this a generic bluetooth device or not, or is it because of the complex technical setup that it can only be used with very special software? And if it's a generic bluetooth device, does it support multiple inputs? A keyboard with 40 individually controlled keys could be very useful other than for spectrum emulation (and in that case, I might be interested.)
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What your buying is really a fancy rubber key joystick tied to a very very limited number of customised games that will only work with ios based kit. It's rather a niche product at this moment in time. I am surprised as a lot of the comments posted before the KS went live said words to the effect of "if it does Andriod at release count me in, otherwise forget it" which has not only been ignored but has positivity been trashed with the message of only order if you run ios on the final KS. I suspect it isn't working as well as a proper keyboard as would have been hoped by most people otherwise there would be no need to tie its use down to a very restricted set of apps of which Elite have total control.
I absolutely refuse to have any dealings with Apple.
(And a limited number of games at that!!)
No thanks.
The Spectrum isn't a games console and Steve Wilcox is a buffoon.
http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TynemouthSoftware?ref=l2-shopheader-name
and get something of a bit more general use.
Now that's more like it!!
You won't be able to use Jonathan Needles Spectaculator.