Gizmodo: lapboard

Phantom Lapboard Shipping By The End of The Year, Promise!

Elaine Chow — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:30:00 EST

Remember the Phantom Lapboard? Yeah, it's been so long that we've heard any news of it (despite them telling us that it was finally released), that most people have plumb purged it from their memory. According to Phantom Entertainment's recently updated blog though, the lapboard still exists and it's coming by the end of the year – for real this time! The Phantom Entertainment folks have paid for their first shipment of manufactured lapboards, and they'll be posting a delivery time frame soon. Good luck trying to generate buzz on your four-year-old almost-product, guys! [Phantom Entertainment]

The Phantom Lapboard Is Finally Out

Mark Wilson — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:43:00 EDT

We weren't sure that this day would ever come. Even when we spoke with John Landino (Phantom Development Consultant) at CES, he wasn't sure the day would ever come. Today, I got an email from him.

That's right Mark; we have sold a product:) and booked a dollar...what is the world coming to?

It's good to see the $129 Phantom Lapboard finally released, a tale that started back in 2004 finally finished—expect the sky to fill with winged pigs shortly. [Phantom]

Phantom Lapboard Reviewed (Verdict: Holy Bees They've Shipped It And It's Only Half Bad)

Jason Chen — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Will Smith over at Maximum PC just reviewed the Phantom Lapboard—that keyboard from the Phantom console guys which we first held for ourselves back at E3 2004. Surprise! They think the keyboard "rocks". Their official position is that the pivoting scheme is comfortable and works great for righties and lefties. The only problem is their mouse. It sucks. Not only does it have signal dropouts, the left click button is "wimpy". Probably not worth your $130 until they can work out the mousing problems. [Maximum PC]

Supplies! Phantom Lapboard Delayed 'Til 2007

Jason Chen — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:00:28 EST

Just when Phantom's managed to get a modicum of credibility back into their corner with the recent Lapboard news (even though the concept for the keyboard was all but firmed up even back in 2004), they go and blow it all like Charlie Sheen on $450 hookers. Yes, Phantom's just announced that they've found some suckers to manufacture their stuff, but they also say release is delayed until January 2007 for pre-order customers and March 2007 for wide release.

So once again, we were all fools to believe that the company who strung investors along for years with a nonexistent console could possibly make an adjustable keyboard and mousepad—something any two-bit third-world company can crap out in a month and a half. – Jason Chen

Phantom Anticipates 'Major Retail' Deployment of Lapboard [Yahoo News via Tech Dirt via Crunchgear]

Phantom Lapboard Gets a Price And a Date: $129 in November

Jason Chen — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:35:20 EDT

The Phantom Lapboard, the keyboard and mouse combination left over from the doomed Phantom console, finally has a price and a ship date. It's going to be $129.95 in November, but if you order now you can get $30 off.

The whole setup is wireless with a USB receiver which needs to go into your PC, Mac, or Media Center. The keyboard tilts up to 22-degrees to give your right hand more space to mouse around (go to hell lefty freaks!), and has volume and mute controls. At $99 it's actually not too shabby for a wireless keyboard to your Media Center machine. – Jason Chen

Update: "features a keyboard that rotates 360-degrees to accommodate left or right-handed users". You win again lefties.

Product Page [Phantom via Gadgets Fosfor]

Infinium Finds Lapboard Manufacturer, Still Not Dead

Jason Chen — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:19:29 EDT

Infinium announced that it's signed Itron Technology to manufacture its upcoming Lapboard peripheral. In case you forgot, the lapboard is basically just a keyboard and mouse combination that's usable on the couch. Nothing revolutionary, but if Infinium is going to keep up the ruse that they're a big boy company, they have to release something. Although, after seeing this firsthand at E3 2004, we would totally buy one if it were compatible with the Xbox 360.

Infinium Labs Signs Itron Technology Inc. to Manufacture the Phantom Lapboard [PR Newswire]