<s>
The	O
Nostromo	B-Device
is	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controller	I-Device
designed	O
by	O
Belkin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formerly	O
called	O
the	O
Belkin	O
Nostromo	B-Device
SpeedPad	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Razer	B-Device
Nostromo	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Belkin	O
and	O
Razer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
keyboard/joystick/mouse	O
hybrid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Nostromo	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Belkin	O
Nostromo	B-Device
SpeedPad	O
n50	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2001	O
alongside	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
n30	O
GameMouse	O
as	O
a	O
double-handed	O
control	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Nostromo	B-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
additional	O
"	O
te	O
"	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
tournament	O
edition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Razer	O
released	O
the	O
Razer	B-Device
Nostromo	I-Device
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Belkin	O
controller	O
that	O
increased	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
switchable	O
keymaps	O
and	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
must	O
place	O
his	O
left	O
hand	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
right-handed	O
people	O
,	O
who	O
usually	O
use	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
with	O
their	O
right	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
space	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
keyboard-like	O
section	O
with	O
14	O
keyboard	B-Device
keys	O
,	O
numbered	O
1	O
through	O
14	O
,	O
by	O
default	O
used	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
WASD	O
space	O
on	O
regular	O
keyboards	B-Device
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
intended	O
target	O
audiences	O
of	O
the	O
n52	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
where	O
the	O
thumb	O
rests	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
slightly	O
wider	O
keyboard-style	O
button	O
,	O
labeled	O
15	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
use	O
to	O
the	O
shift	B-Device
key	I-Device
on	O
regular	O
keyboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
round	O
button	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
8-way	O
D-pad	B-Device
normally	O
found	O
on	O
gamepads	B-Device
,	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
thumb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
these	O
controls	O
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
with	O
the	O
included	O
"	O
Nostromo	B-Device
Array	O
Programming	O
Software	O
"	O
to	O
emulate	O
any	O
keyboard	B-Device
function	O
or	O
keyboard	B-Device
macro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
programmed	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
"	B-Application
state	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
can	O
recognize	O
games	O
by	O
their	O
executable	O
filenames	B-Device
,	O
and	O
automatically	O
load	O
the	O
appropriate	O
profile	O
when	O
that	O
game	O
is	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
macros	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
more	O
easily	O
work	O
with	O
data	O
in	O
spreadsheets	O
and	O
similar	O
programs	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
row	O
of	O
:	O
Cut	O
,	O
Copy	O
,	O
Paste	O
,	O
and	O
Enter	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
making	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
emulate	O
the	O
arrow	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
