[Phy climbs aboard the soapbox]
So you haven't run out and gotten your Everglide mousepad yet? You're in luck! The latest word is that Everglide is coming out with cool new Giganta mousepads (black!?)around the beginning of next month with cool new logos. So far, there have been designs for UT, Razor Boomslang, Half-life, and Tribes: http://www.extremehw.com/reviews/controllers/giganta/new_designs.html. (I have the basic blue; as much as I'd love to have the new black UT pad, these things should last forever. Oh well.)
Extreme Hardware worked up a pretty good review that details what the Giganta is all about: http://www.extremehw.com/reviews/controllers/giganta/
(In case you're wondering, what I get out of all this is the satisfaction of seeing other gamers discover an exceptional product; really. I paid for mine and it has been a genuinely pleasant surprise. Oh, and if you were wondering if "early next month" is April 1, April Fool's Day, I sent an e-mail to Everglide today asking about that very thing. I heard back from David Welsh himself, Everglide's President. This is what he said:
"Thanks for your interest.
No it is not a prank, but it is good of you to follow-up.
Robert is handling the design on the Unreal pad. He will be better able to
give you a harder date for our launch.
Good luck".
So whether it's 4/1/2000 or something else, it sounds like a UT Everglide Giganta is for real and may be released soon. I envy those who will get one because I'm not about to fork over another 20 bucks just for a cooler mousepad. /~unreal/ubb/html/wink.gif
[Phy hops off the soapbox, narrowly avoiding being fragged...]
So you haven't run out and gotten your Everglide mousepad yet? You're in luck! The latest word is that Everglide is coming out with cool new Giganta mousepads (black!?)around the beginning of next month with cool new logos. So far, there have been designs for UT, Razor Boomslang, Half-life, and Tribes: http://www.extremehw.com/reviews/controllers/giganta/new_designs.html. (I have the basic blue; as much as I'd love to have the new black UT pad, these things should last forever. Oh well.)
Extreme Hardware worked up a pretty good review that details what the Giganta is all about: http://www.extremehw.com/reviews/controllers/giganta/
(In case you're wondering, what I get out of all this is the satisfaction of seeing other gamers discover an exceptional product; really. I paid for mine and it has been a genuinely pleasant surprise. Oh, and if you were wondering if "early next month" is April 1, April Fool's Day, I sent an e-mail to Everglide today asking about that very thing. I heard back from David Welsh himself, Everglide's President. This is what he said:
"Thanks for your interest.
No it is not a prank, but it is good of you to follow-up.
Robert is handling the design on the Unreal pad. He will be better able to
give you a harder date for our launch.
Good luck".
So whether it's 4/1/2000 or something else, it sounds like a UT Everglide Giganta is for real and may be released soon. I envy those who will get one because I'm not about to fork over another 20 bucks just for a cooler mousepad. /~unreal/ubb/html/wink.gif
[Phy hops off the soapbox, narrowly avoiding being fragged...]