For the Belkin Speedpad is a strange looking thing, it allows for control of a mini keypad, 8 way pad, scroll wheel and a trigger all with your left hand. Its primarily a gaming control and a quick blast on the chaps PC on Half Life proved just what it can do with the ability to select weapons and control gaming action very quickly.

But the 56 programmable functions can be used for anything not just gaming and this is how this chap had justified his company getting him one (lucky eh!) he was controlling some custom software for inputting customer data and had assigned the common keyboard shortcuts to the device. Chatting to him he said that the Belkin Speedpad had helped greatly with the speed of his work plus it was more comfortable to use for long periods, plus of course during his "own time" it was excellent for unreal tournament sessions on the corporate network.

Our brief play proved its robust enough with LP's energetic game play and we like the idea of being able to buy a games controller on expenses, so its a punch in the air with our now redundant right hand for the Belkin speedpad which retails at just £21, bargain.

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