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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Eclairz on Mon, 01 December 2008, 07:26:25

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: Eclairz on Mon, 01 December 2008, 07:26:25

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-17109-%CE%BCTRON+Keyboard+and+Its+Impossible+Layout.html

An interesting split keyboard, DSI have a similar one but not with the same key layout which makes this item more unique

Edit:actually not a DSI, its actually kinesys sold on the dsi site

http://www.notestation.com/ergonomicfreestylesolokeyboardkb-700pb-u.htm

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: Chloe on Mon, 01 December 2008, 08:45:21

That is an interesting layout, but it looks like it's fixed height/angle. The μTRON (http://
http://www.personal-media.co.jp/utronkb/) site says says it's capacitive:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=jp&u=http://www.personal-media.co.jp/utronkb/spec.html

Their TK1 also looks strange:
http://www.personal-media.co.jp/utronkb/images/tk1.jpg

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: djones on Mon, 01 December 2008, 09:31:48

Their TK1 also looks strange:
http://www.personal-media.co.jp/utronkb/images/tk1.jpg[/QUOTE]

That middle trackpad looking thing I guess is for inputing kanji with the pen.

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: bhtooefr on Mon, 01 December 2008, 11:49:14

Could also just be a touchpad - see the Omnikey Evolution.

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: Chloe on Mon, 01 December 2008, 11:56:13

I missed the features list. It's adjustable and uses Topre capacitive key switch:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=jp&u=http://www.personal-media.co.jp/utronkb/

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: skriefal on Mon, 01 December 2008, 16:35:56

That uTron keyboard looks very nice, especially with the Topre switches.  But $565?

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: secularzarathustra on Mon, 01 December 2008, 19:15:25

To each his/her own, but that is the ugliest board I've seen in a while:

1) I'd never be able to hit that space bar...it sort of has the whole erase ease thing going with the backspace where the right thumb goes; however, it's backwards. I'd bet that most right-handed users would be used to using their right hand for the Space, and since the space bar is hit more than the backspace...can we say "major design flaw"?

2) It's nice not having a very prominent Caps Lock key, but since they put the Ctrl where the shift is located...I foresee problems there as well.

3) The Enter and Tab are just ridiculous.

Just look at the friggin thing, when there are many very nice Topre boards already out there with small form factors. And, why are some of the letter keys different sizes...how often do you actually need Z for it to be so dominant?

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 02 December 2008, 01:38:20

Holy crap!  I would love this 'board... but not for almost $600. :(

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: Chloe on Wed, 10 December 2008, 05:56:37

Here's a picture of the underside so you can see how it adjusts:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20081129/image/sstr5.html

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: D-EJ915 on Wed, 10 December 2008, 11:13:00

the space bar's on the right side (the left) but what a whacko position for it.

Title: Split Keyboard
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 10 December 2008, 11:19:50

I don't like that there are some keys under the space bar.  I would think that they would get in the way and be easy to press accidently.