SIXAXIS + keyboard = PS3 Wireless Thumbpad

Finally. Something to make text input easier on the PS3. Some of you guys might have abhorred typing in some stuff with a SIXAXIS. And while you could plug in your own keyboard via USB… why not kill two pterodactyls with one huge comet and transform your controller into a keyboard itself? (saves a lot of space, ya?)

The Mad Catz laboratories rolled out a new peripheral: the PS3 Wireless Thumbpad. And at US$ 30, it’s quite a bargain too. Thirty bucks get you the following features:

• Functional multi-key QWERTY interface
• Enhances in-game messaging capabilities
• Convenient clip-on design
• Fully compatible with PS3’s web browsing functions
• Plug and play technology
• All PS3 controller buttons still accessible
• Removable clamp increases versatility

From the looks of things, the mini-keyboard itself must be clipped on top of the controller. We’re not sure though if it can be clipped onto any other part of the SIXAXIS… but hey, text input in semi-inconvenient place is far better than no text input at all.

Finally. Something to make text input easier on the PS3. Some of you guys might have abhorred typing in some stuff with a SIXAXIS. And while you could plug in your own keyboard via USB… why not kill two pterodactyls with one huge comet and transform your controller into a keyboard itself? (saves a lot of space, ya?)

The Mad Catz laboratories rolled out a new peripheral: the PS3 Wireless Thumbpad. And at US$ 30, it’s quite a bargain too. Thirty bucks get you the following features:

• Functional multi-key QWERTY interface
• Enhances in-game messaging capabilities
• Convenient clip-on design
• Fully compatible with PS3’s web browsing functions
• Plug and play technology
• All PS3 controller buttons still accessible
• Removable clamp increases versatility

From the looks of things, the mini-keyboard itself must be clipped on top of the controller. We’re not sure though if it can be clipped onto any other part of the SIXAXIS… but hey, text input in semi-inconvenient place is far better than no text input at all.