Microsoft preps SideWinder X4 gaming keyboard
updated 10:10 am EST, Mon February 1, 2010
SideWinder keyboard has anti-ghosting tech
Microsoft committed itself further to gaming keyboards Monday morning through the SideWinder X4. The USB peripheral revolves around a freshly developed anti-ghosting technology that can recognize many key presses without losing input. A user can press as many as 26 keys at once and so can keep control even in the middle of a first-person shooter.
The full-length USB keyboard also has programmable macro keys, the option to automatically repeat macros and a profile feature to reconfigure the keyboard for different games. Backlighting is equally adjustable and can be set to match a given game.
Microsoft doesn't ship the X4 until March but will start taking pre-orders at Amazon before the end of the week at $60.
