Emukey EK1 runs mouse, keyboard macros purely from hardware

[wraggster]

Software testers don't have it easy these days. While it's been possible for ages to record keyboard and mouse commands asmacros (http://www.engadget.com/tag/macros/), quality assurance teams sometimes can't have any tracking software running -- a real pain when trying to recreate a bug in an online RPG (http://www.engadget.com/tag/mmorpg/) or other input-heavy apps. Emukey's proposed EK1 box could save testers from manual troubleshooting by running those macros from hardware. By taking scripts pushed out from a host Windows PC, the EK1 can run pre-recorded keyboard and mouse instructions on a slave PC without any software interference. The script-based approach makes it easy to reproduce a glitch on other machines by sharing files, and the use of PS/2 peripherals (with USB adapters if needed) prevents lag from skewing the results.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/24/insert-coin-emukey-ek1-runs-mouse-keyboard-macros-from-hardware/

[GamerGuy8888]

It looks like this device can be used for more than just QA; I found some videos showing it being used in video games for anti-afk and other stuff:

youtube.com/gadgetguy2020

[jacksparrow010912]

Software testers don’t have it easy these days. While it’s been possible for ages to record keyboard and mouse commands as macros, quality assurance teams sometimes can’t have any tracking software running — a real pain when trying to recreate a bug in an online RPG or other input-heavy apps.