AZERON Cyborg Gaming Keypad – Programmable One Handed Keyboard for PC Gaming – with Analog Thumbstick and 29 Programmable Keys – 3D Printed Customized Keypad – for Righties (Galaxy Purple)

Years of playing W-A-S-D keyboard PC games resulted in chronic swelling and pain in my left forearm -- not carpal tunnel, but similar. Recently got the itch to play LOTRO again, and I happened upon this while searching for a gamepad alternative to a PC keyboard.I really admire the design and build of this gamepad. I think it could prevent hand/forearm problems. I think for younger users who just don't worry about those kinds of issues, the Cyborg could make them better gamers because, for example, there are 5 buttons within very short reach of your index finger and, ya know, speed matters.Pros1. Arrived early in undamaged, sturdy and padded packaging2. Combined with the magnetic stand (sold separately), I am able to equip it with my hand at a 45 deg angle which is WAY more comfortable than forcing my hand to rest flat on a keyboard3. It is extremely and ingeniously adjustable. I was able to set it up to fit my hand size and finger length including even my pinkie which is missing about 1/2 inch at the tip due to childhood accident4. The software app they provide for mapping buttons to keys is very easy to use which encourages experimenting a bit to find the best mapping scheme. When you change a mapped button/key pair, it is immediately written/saved to the Cyborg which is just really convenient compared to making many changes and then having a download-to-device step which might or might not succeed5. The thumbstick mimics the WASD keys to the extent that moving the stick to a "between" position like NW/NE/SW/SE makes your toon move diagonally, but the direction the toon faces and moves is still controlled by the mouse6. There are more pros but those are the ones that are key for meCons1. Expensive, but when I pulled it out of the box it was easy to see why it isn't cheap2. Takes some time to get it adjusted for size, mapped to buttons in a sensible way and then to get used to using it. Not an issue for me because I was excited about the possibilities.3. You can store and switch between two different button/key mappings which is a pro but also probably a minor con for some people that you can't store a few more than that.I poked around the internet a bit and it appears the Cyborg comes from a young company in Latvia. It is the coolest game tech I've seen maybe ever and to my eye appears well made of quality materials. Great idea and well executed.Go Latvia!

This controller is awesome!!! When I put in my order I thought it was going to take a couple of weeks. It arrived almost immediately. When I took it out of the box I knew it was well built. Very easy to setup. Highly recommend this controller to all serious gamers. Expensive but worth every penny 😀

It arrived just in time and I am truly impressed.

This is probably the one best item I have bought for gaming. So far, I only have found two issues. First is the palm rest which tilts my hand. I've ordered a stand so that I can counter the tilt. the other I just noticed it within the past week is that the controller has started sliding around. It comes with rubber feet that are glued. Luckily the feet had slid as were off to the side of the controller. So, the glue or whatever is on the feet isn't strong enough to stay in place.

It's 2023, these guys are selling this product with a thumbstick that acts as a d-pad FFS. Not proportional, hal effect, etc etc...on/off four way (five if you count click!), d-pad.Oh, you CAN get an upgrade to the proportional unit for an extra 50 bucks though!Seriously, literally every game oad sold today, no matter the system it's made for, no matter the price.....*inhales* HAS PROPORTIONAL THUMBSTICKS!!And this is $200+D-pad$200Otherwise it is a good product and I'll happily endorse it.... especially if the make the proportional thumbstick STANDARD.Only other nit picks would be the finger pads. Would like to see them reversed to convex rather than concave. Palm rest needs to be adjustable, fore and aft and vertically and side to side (lean it over), maybe have a ball socket mount?There needs to be some small washers for the screws to help distribute the force so it doesn't wear out the surface under the screw. Molded in nylon lock nuts would be legit but I have zero clue as to how impossible that may or may not be to design.Please use a larger machine screw with a slightly larger allen socket...please.The included tool is great. Only request there is it needs the ability to reverse the bit and slide it in for storage.Software needs addressing. It's basic and works but needs to be brought up to the context standards of at least windows 95....wish I were joking.Overall, this product has a ton of potential. But at the end of the day, for me at least....all it's adding is a d-pad to normal keyboard functionality.It IS very well made and pretty well thought out. Just needs a bit more tweaking to bring it up to the current price point in terms of get what you pay for IMO.

So far the hardware has been very nice. After an initial period of adjustment (and boy does this thing take some getting used to) I began to use it very effectively. I highly recommend it, it's a great lefthand keypad, and despite the adjustment period, once you're used to it, and with it customized to fit your hand precisely, it's amazing and easy to use.However, the software that came with it is somewhat lacking. Simple obvious functions, such as automatically repeating a keypress as long as a button is held down, or "Turbo" as it used to be called on controllers back in my day, was unavailable, and keymapping was a bit awkward. Fortunately, reWASD works well with it, and makes up for the inferior software it comes with. Still, can't give full marks when it requires an external program to do as well as it should.

Very customizable. Ordered it on April 22 said it would arrive may 5th, but actually came April 25th. Very impressive