The "create your own controller" DX1 is perfect for game players.
Mountain View, CA, 14 July 2005 - Ergodex and Falcon Northwest today announced that the DX1 Input System is now available from Falcon Northwest as an option with all of Falcon's desktop systems.
Based on Ergodex Sensor Platform (ESP) technology, the DX1 Input System consists of a 9"x11" pad, software, 25 numbered keys, and a removable key tray. Each DX1 key has a unique identity and can execute application-specific commands and macros.
"This is a significant design win for Ergodex because Falcon Northwest has always been known for being one of the first to identify new trends in PC hardware," said Larry Kelly, CEO of Ergodex. "Falcon was the first system builder to offer 3Dfx 3D cards in the mid 90's, the first system builder to offer SLI, and is the first of many to see the huge advantages the DX1 Input System offers to anyone who uses a PC."
"I have been pitched many input accessories of questionable value over the years," said Kelt Reeves, President of Falcon Northwest. "The DX1 is quite simply the most useful PC accessory I've seen in ages. For today's PC game players, the DX1 is more relevant than a joystick or a racing wheel. PC Gaming has gravitated towards keyboard and mouse control for almost everything and the DX1 is the next evolution beyond the keyboard. There are many gaming peripherals I can do without, but once you customize your own DX1, you'll never be able to give it up."
DX1 keys can be positioned anywhere on the live area of the DX1 pad, letting users build a control system to match the anatomy of their hands. Keys also can be grouped together in what Scott Rix, Ergodex CTO calls "logical neighborhoods." Key assignments can be changed as the user's needs change. The ability to reassign and reposition keys at any time means the DX1 input system offers the ultimate in flexibility.
"Gamers who buy a Falcon system with the DX1 will experience both improved game play and superior competitive advantage," said Rix.
Introduced at the Game Developers Conference this spring, the DX1 was given a "Must Have" award by Tom's Hardware Guide. For more on the
DX1 Input System, visit http://www.ergodex.com. For more on using the DX1 Input System with high end PCs for gamers, visit http://www.falcon-nw.com/falconnews.asp
ABOUT ERGODEX
Founded in 2000, Ergodex provides customers with dramatically improved ways of interacting with computers and other equipment. Ergodex technology helps users gain the upper hand in controlling increasingly complex application software. The new Ergodex Sensor Platform (ESP) technology is the next logical step in the keyboard-mouse continuum.
ESP technology allows users to interact with computers in ways that are more intuitive, dynamic and powerful. Ergodex, DX1, and Ergodex Sensor Platform are trademarks of Ergodex. Ergodex is privately held.
ABOUT FALCON NORTHWEST
Falcon Northwest is a leading manufacturer of Gaming PCs, and has been building high end PCs for game players and enthusiasts since 1992.
Widely considered the creator of the "Gaming PC", Falcon has been building systems long before PC gaming became the huge market segment it is today.