New Razer Nostromo is One Alien-Looking Gaming Keypad

We're pretty sure that the hardcore fans of the “Alien” series will immediately remember what the name “Nostromo” stands for, and thus, like us, admire the fact that Razer and Belkin decided to choose this name for their newly co-developed, eerie (and slightly alien) looking gaming keypad.

The Razer Nostromo, a successor to the Belkin n52te Speedpad, features a 16-button keypad layout and form factor that is optimally designed for greater intuitive access to critical gaming commands across all game genres, while a soft-touch rubberized wrist pad cradles the palm and significantly reduces hand fatigue and wrist strain.

Furthermore, the Razer Nostromo gives players enhanced key activation accuracy with its 16 fully-programmable Hyperesponse gaming buttons and eight-way directional thumb pad, engineered for rapid key actuation and crisp response.

The programmable directional thumb pad can be used either for movement or as modifier keys to access auxiliary commands and, in addition, the Razer Nostromo boasts several enhancements over its predecessor including the ability to switch instantly between eight keymaps (up from three), and the flexibility of storing up to twenty gaming profiles from the previous limit of ten.

In fact, gamers can now also take advantage of the new onboard chipset and software driver that puts aside all previous programming limitations, as the new Razer Nostromo enables gamers to effortlessly program sophisticated macros of unlimited length.

This all-new configurator software for the Razer Nostromo comes with an improved user-friendly interface that belies its advanced macro programming capabilities, allowing gamers to conveniently customize all the buttons with any game command to open up a massive repertoire of commands and combinations right under their fingertips.

“A few years ago we had the privilege of working with Belkin to co-develop the highly successful Belkin n52te Speedpad.” said Robert “RazerGuy” Krakoff, President, Razer.

“The Razer Nostromo is an update to this illustrious gaming keypad to meet today’s competitive gaming demands.”

“Building on the Speedpad’s proven ergonomic design, the Razer Nostromo incorporates the latest gaming technologies that Razer has developed over the past few years, including a new chipset and software drivers that allow all levels of gamers to program sophisticated command strings to help decimate their opponents,” concluded the “RazerGuy”.

Last, but certainly not least, we'll have to point out that the price point of the Razer Nostromo is actually quite an attractive one, since it can be yours for just US $69.99 / €69.99.