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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: hoggy on Sun, 29 January 2012, 02:29:56

Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: hoggy on Sun, 29 January 2012, 02:29:56
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IN10DID-types-mobile-USB-keyboard-input-device-/330675019381?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4cfdc45e75#ht_682wt_1396 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/IN10DID-types-mobile-USB-keyboard-input-device-/330675019381?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4cfdc45e75#ht_682wt_1396)

Just ordered one myself.
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: slueth on Sun, 29 January 2012, 02:42:55
wasn't this on kickstarter?  maybe CES, I saw it somewhere
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: fossala on Sun, 29 January 2012, 02:47:01
It was on kickstart. There was a thread over on DT about it. Chording keyboards aren't anything new but they are trying to pass it off as their revolutionary invention.
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: hoggy on Sun, 29 January 2012, 04:33:14
Quote from: slueth;502204
wasn't this on kickstarter?  maybe CES, I saw it somewhere

It was on/at both.  Didn't get enough funding on kickstarter, sadly (even with my contribution).  That's the way to launch a new product, none of this marketing bs that another company (really can't be bothered to name) has put out.
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: Icarium on Sun, 29 January 2012, 05:11:15
Hm. Can't contact the seller about shipping, could someone proxy for me if necessary?
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: hoggy on Sun, 29 January 2012, 06:30:07
pm sent.
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: hazeluff on Sun, 29 January 2012, 09:06:29
I want to see someone speed type on one of those. ==.

It just looks silly. Apart from being compact, I can probably type faster than he was with just one hand on my Full size keyboard.
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: dreamingftw on Sun, 29 January 2012, 10:32:07
Looks complicated.
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: hoggy on Sun, 29 January 2012, 10:50:35
I'll try the ItTypes out and report back - both good and bad.

It's amazing what you can get used to.  Just look at the keyboard in front of you.  Took me a long time to master it, and when my wrists were bad, it took me a long time to adapt to something else.

I know Thad Starner types at 60+ on a twiddler (http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~thad/030_research.htm).  So speed typing might be possible.  To me it looks like a cross between the alphagrip and the twiddler.  

I agree that it looks silly, it's why I like it.  I'm not a big fan of the standard qwerty or even dvorak physical layout - if someone comes up with a different design I'm happy to check it out.
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: Playtrumpet on Sun, 29 January 2012, 10:52:39
When I saw this on Kickstarter, I wasn't really... convinced of its proposed benefits. I'll wait to hear from real people using it.
Title: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69
Post by: hoggy on Sun, 29 January 2012, 11:12:47
Quote from: ripster;502345
Elmo's world.

Hahahaha!
It's so true!  Yes, my day is filled with investigating all kinds of tat...

...Is there a cure?

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Aunty Rippy, I've been very remiss in not congratulating you on your '50 000th anniversary'.  Congrats!