Razer Switchblade: Handheld PC Gaming

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Ever wish you could play your computer games on a portable handheld device? Handheld gaming has been limited to handheld consoles (PSP, DS, etc.) until now! Razer is working on a mini netbook that should be able to play PC games. It's only in concept state right now, but the people over at Engadget predict it may be out within the next year.

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What caught my eye initially was the fact that they used the game World of Warcraft as an example in the article, pictures, and video. I play WoW, and I'm actually the leader of a guild (group of people, similar to a club) there, so for me, it would be convenient if I could log on even when I'm not at my computer.

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The thing I'm most excited about is the keyboard. The keys are LCD, and can actually change for games that have a keyboard morphing profile. So if you're playing World of Warcraft, your spells will actually show up on the keyboard! How cool is that? I think I'd have a lot of fun with that. Plus, it could save you some screen space (which is precious when on such a small device), because you can get rid of the icons there.

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I doubt I'd be able to afford anything like this, but I'm still excited about the concept of it, and I'll love to see where else this technology goes in the future.

You can read the full article and watch a video about it at Engadget, and they also have a second article about Ed Fries, a former video game creator and devoloper for Atari and Xbox, joining Razer, possibly to help with the development of the Switchblade.