Razer Switchblade Previewed at CES

       CES (Consumer Electronics Show), is a trade show put on every January in Las Vegas. At CES, many companies show off their latest products, many which aren't out yet, and some which may never be available. Throughout CES, Gadgetator will try and bring you the best and most exciting products. The Razer Switchblade  (A name which took me about two minutes to get straight.) is one of those exciting products.
     Razer, a gaming peripherals company, designs and manufactures gaming mice, keyboards, and other gaming devices. The Switchblade, still officially a concept, is a Windows 7 mini netbook with a twist. It has a seven inch capacitive touchscreen, an Intel Atom processor, and a really cool keyboard.
     The keyboard, instead of having the regular, QWERTY layout, has keys which will automatically switch what they show based on the game that you are playing. For example, when playing World of Warcraft, instead of seeing the QWERTY  keyboard keys, you will see icons for the different actions you can do.

       The technology behind the customizable keyboard is just a crisp screen and transparent keys, but this keyboard really seems high tech and very cool.
       A few questions that, since this is a concept device, have not yet been answered. How will the Switchblade decide what the icons for each game are? How will it work without a mouse pad? Also, the pricing point is not specified yet, so we don't know whether or not it will be worth it.

     Ultimately, this seems really cool, and if you just happen to be in the market for a seven inch gaming netbook, you might want to wait for the Razer Switchblade to (eventually) come out. For now, we don't know when this will come out or how much it will cost, so I would recommended just purchasing a regular PC.