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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: JBert on Thu, 20 August 2009, 16:06:26

Title: orbiTouch keyboard
Post by: JBert on Thu, 20 August 2009, 16:06:26

So I was strolling through some articles about ergo keyboards and happened to run into a rather peculiar design. At least it didn't seem to be posted yet.

You'd better see for yourself (http://www.keybowl.com/)...

And here I thought the datahand was strange, this thing takes it to another level.

Title: orbiTouch keyboard
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 20 August 2009, 16:07:34

Webwit will have one tomorrow.

Title: orbiTouch keyboard
Post by: Viett on Thu, 20 August 2009, 20:38:00

The same concept on a dual analog stick controller would be interesting. For all we know, it may have been done before. I'll look around.

Title: orbiTouch keyboard
Post by: rdjack21 on Thu, 20 August 2009, 20:39:34

Every time I've come across that board I've thought "That can't be fun to type on". It is actually two joysticks that you push around to register a key. The only video that I could find that shows one of these in use only shows it in use for a few seconds then switches to more marketing crap. You would think if it was such a great board someone would have made a video of its use.

Title: orbiTouch keyboard
Post by: rdjack21 on Thu, 20 August 2009, 20:42:16

Quote from: Viett;110932

The same concept on a dual analog stick controller would be interesting. For all we know, it may have been done before. I'll look around.

The company that makes the keyboard also sell software to do the same thing on a analog controller. Check this video out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfI5T-1ZguE&feature=related I really think the keyboard is just a game controler with a bigger case.

Title: orbiTouch keyboard
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Fri, 21 August 2009, 07:08:30

The Orbitouch would be useful for those without use of their fingers...

Title: orbiTouch keyboard
Post by: lowpoly on Fri, 21 August 2009, 08:19:17

Or with severe CTS.

Title: orbiTouch keyboard
Post by: skartt on Fri, 21 August 2009, 10:12:00

thank you ripster - was fighting the urge to post a more uhm inappropiate picture :)

Title: orbiTouch keyboard
Post by: rdh on Fri, 21 August 2009, 10:23:40

(http://www.loupiote.com/photos_m/3711816866-touching-breasts-goddess-brings-good-luck-ellora-caves-india.jpg)