![]() ![]() It was the size, spacing and location when aligning your hands and fingers with the Type Pad. I finally figured out what was bothering me. However, despite the buttons working great and being easy to find and read, I had this feeling that something was slightly off with them during use. From the standpoint of “does the keyboard work,” the answer is a resounding yes. The predominate use I had for the keyboard was while using Internet Explorer, adding usernames and passwords to apps or doing a quick search. It’s just a small time saver, and anyone that used a laptop from years past that had a similar nub will immediately be comfortable with its use. This saves time, as you would have to back out of the type mode, use the thumbstick, and reengage. I liked having the analog navigation nub to perform minor cursor movements while engaged in typing mode on the Xbox One. The buttons have nice tension and spring back to them along with back lighting in a green hue which makes it easy to identify them when using the controller within a darkened room, such as the Home Theater projector in my test lab. In addition to the full QWERTY, the addition of the specialty keys and analog navigation nub also allow for quick and easy use of the Type Pad without having to bring up the onscreen keyboard. Since then, it has gone on much easier than the first attempt, but it is still slightly off with the fit on that one controller.įrom a functional standpoint, the Type Pad works like a charm, with responsive buttons and a nice soft feel (they are rubber/silicone). Eventually, after aligning it and taking some extra care, I was able to get the Type Pad to connect. It easily fit on my Day One controller that came with my Xbox One along with the Midnight Forces and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare controller, but I really struggled to get it aligned with the second official Xbox One controller that I bought at launch. I came up with a couple of different results. The Type Pad also lacks the audio controls found on the Chat Pad, but those buttons may or may not be useful to everyone.Īs for the fit with the controller, I tested the Type Pad connection with the four different Xbox One wireless controllers I have. Otherwise, the layout on the Type Pad is more compact, as it fits more buttons on the device, which tend to be squattier and just overall smaller. The most noticeable are that the NYKO Type Pad contains a navigation nub and dedicated buttons for and ".com" (positives) and requires a dedicated USB receiver plugged into the Xbox One to connect (negative). Just doing an immediate stare and compare, there are several differences between the two products besides the $5 difference. The obvious comparison will be between the official Microsoft Chat Pad ($34.99 MSRP) and the NYKO Type Pad ($29.99 MSRP) for Xbox One. Since then, NYKO sent us a review unit that I can fits right in line with NYKO’s philosophy of providing a cheaper and better solution to missing or more expensive first-party accessories. While it originally hit retail late in 2015, the first chance we had to play with it was at CES 2016. One of the latest solutions they have come up with is the Type Pad for the Xbox One. As NYKO enters 2016, they will officially celebrate their 20th anniversary of creating accessories for gaming consoles and various other platforms. ![]()
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