The story began with a tweet yesterday evening from Jeri Ellsworth, hardware designer extraordinaire.

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Stay tuned for our video interview with Jeri Ellsworth and take a look at our hands-on gallery below.

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Valve head Gabe Newell says the company isn't stopping any planned hardware initiatives, despite reports of layoffs at the company and the news that hardware lead Jeri Ellsworth was fired.

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