Keyboards are uncomfortable for anything that’s not typing. The layout doesn’t conform to the size and tendencies of your hand, and the shortcuts used in applications are usually not comfortable enough.

While gaming, the situation is more significant because you must be able to react to any changes in the environment as quickly as possible.

Now, there’s a great alternative from Ergodex. The DX1 Input System.

The unit consists of three parts. The main pad, a removable Plexiglas tray and the keys. The Plexiglas tray detaches from the top of the pad, allowing you to place custom artwork underneath the tray to help quickly arrange keys or simply customize the look of the Ergodex DX1.

There are 25 keys provided with the product. These keys wirelessly interface with the pad. Different functions can be assigned to the keys as any single key on your keyboard / mouse and also can be assigned a macro. (list of keystrokes) Best of all, which is the core functionality of this input device is that you can place these keys freely on the pad; whatever position best fits your fingers is possible.