Chatpad Priced at $29.99
- Scribbled on July 10th, 2007 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Hardware Peripherals, Microsoft Xbox 360, Press Release
First it was a rumor. Then it was confirmed. Now the Xbox 360 “Chatpad” accessory has appeared on the Xbox.com accessories page, and formally called “Xbox 360 Messenger Kit”, obviously trying to associate itself with MSN Messenger. It’s priced at a quite reasonable $29.99 - especially if you don’t want a USB keyboard clogging a port. Now the only question is - when?
[UPDATE: September 4th, 2007.]
Reportedly, it’s very easy to type on as you game - akin (and smoother) than chatting on a similar Blackberry pad. It also looks sleek when fitted with the controller. The only question is - does it come in black to match the Elite?
(Thanks, Xbox 360 Fanboy.)
July 10th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
This attachment, to me, is one of the best implementations of a device add-on I have ever seen. Assuming it works as expected, can anyone even think of a better way to implement a full QWERTY keyboard to work with a 360 controller?
Most of the time, when an add-on comes out, the designers usually just make a quick effort to make it functionally satisfactory to satisfy the demand. And consumers accept it simply because there are no/few other options.
I look at this “chatpad” and think to myself, there isn’t one thing I would want changed.