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Title: what do you guys think??
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 24 January 2014, 15:35:47

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/01/trewgrip-handheld-keyboard-almost-a-solution-for-thumb-typing/

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Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 24 January 2014, 15:37:13

I was just looking at that!  ;D

I just pictured a HHKB clipped on someones belt  :))


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Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: Comment on Fri, 24 January 2014, 15:39:30

8-10 hours to learn to type on it? Takes me 8-10 years to learn how to touch type! F Dat.

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 24 January 2014, 15:52:31

I believe that this is mostly designed for a very niche market.  Mostly for the healthcare industry.  So the nurse can take notes without losing eye contact and that sort of thing.  Not sure how well it will work using tablets for this sort of work.  I could see them having to dock and or sync constantly.  Which could be a bit of an issue given most tablets fairly lackluster battery performance.  Although one thing I did notice when reading was, "The keys on the latest model are mechanical, and so they have a nice feel to them.".

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: tribade on Fri, 24 January 2014, 16:06:45

Yeah as Melvang said I can't see these ever becoming particularly popular outside of certain fields.  Right now they're simply too ugly to make it something you'll see as you walk around.  I think it'd be awesome if someone here got their hands on one and was able to take it apart for us though!

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: terran5992 on Fri, 24 January 2014, 20:55:38

Aint nobody got time for domes

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: Comment on Sat, 25 January 2014, 12:31:13

Quote from: terran5992 on Fri, 24 January 2014, 20:55:38

Aint nobody got time for domes

#realtalk

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 25 January 2014, 12:36:50

For the fashion-unconscious... 

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: jacobolus on Tue, 28 January 2014, 17:04:02

It’s a cute idea, but damn that's bulky. Would be better to make a much smaller thing, angled carefully for wrist comfort, that fits in one hand [leaving the other free for screen gestures] and uses chording to type.

Something vaguely along the lines of the Twiddler, but I’d prefer to have 2 keyboard-style mechanical switches per finger and use somewhat flatter fingers, rather than the Twiddler’s guitar-claw-style.

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: gzmask on Wed, 29 January 2014, 15:19:57

almost like this:
http://www.alphaui.com/en/features-3/

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: Input Nirvana on Wed, 29 January 2014, 22:09:10

So this stuff is sorta ergo, sorta uber-convenient, sorta making use of other technology, sorta weird, sorta interesting. Definitely niche.

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: SamirD on Sat, 30 January 2016, 14:39:33

Hate to bump an older thread, but the product is actually in stock at this company in Canada:
http://www.ergocanada.com/ec_home/products/adjustableseparated_1.html#Product10

Definitely an odd layout and concept with a niche market, but interesting because it is a keyboard.

Title: Re: what do you guys think??
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sat, 30 January 2016, 15:27:49

This looked interesting and they're probably right about the learning curve - apart from finding the mods it's a standard layout so it will be second nature, assuming they keys are full size (looks like they are).  Then I read it's a mech and it was very interesting.  Then it's in stock?  Great! 

Sadly the shop says it's got a membrane, $400 for a rubber dome is a little steep.