geekhack

geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: iMav on Wed, 05 May 2010, 04:50:15

Title: Datadesk's "Smartboard II"
Post by: iMav on Wed, 05 May 2010, 04:50:15

Regarding the upcoming Smartboard II keyboard from DataDesk (http://www.datadesktech.com):

Quote from: DataDesk Support

We are hoping in about 60 days, which we have said before. *However, we have started to build them with only a few snags so far!

Title: Datadesk's "Smartboard II"
Post by: hyperlinked on Wed, 05 May 2010, 10:28:16

Auuuggghh! Their website is unbearable, but they have some cool looking stuff. Do they make mechanicals?

Title: Datadesk's "Smartboard II"
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 05 May 2010, 10:31:46

I believe most of their 'boards are ALPS (compatibles); I know the Smartboards are for sure.

Title: Datadesk's "Smartboard II"
Post by: HaaTa on Wed, 05 May 2010, 10:34:29

SmartBoards are neat gimmicks I guess. If with used with a ceiling projector they'd be more useful.

Ah, that's the one I was think of. Epson BrightLink (http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/epson-unveils-brightlink-450wi-interactive-projector/).

I work for Epson btw (only for 2 more weeks :D), with printers/scanners though.

Title: Datadesk's "Smartboard II"
Post by: ricercar on Wed, 05 May 2010, 14:00:23

The eBay special from last year with the crushed ESC spring:

(http://www.datadesktech.com/images/lf2000v2.jpg)

My spring has recovered, and then regressed when I stored another keyboard on top.

Title: Datadesk's "Smartboard II"
Post by: nraymond on Wed, 05 May 2010, 14:03:03

Quote from: HaaTa;179162

SmartBoards are neat gimmicks I guess. If with used with a ceiling projector they'd be more useful.

Ceiling projector?  I don't understand the reference/relationship.

As an owner of a 10 year old SmartBoard, and a 6 year old SmartBoard, I can say the layout isn't bad once you get used to it (and has some advantages I think), and it's one of a very, very small number of mechanical split-ergo keyboards.  It also has feet in the front that have two different height settings so that you can elevate the front of the keyboard.  I'd certainly take a SmartBoard over a Microsoft ergo.

Title: Datadesk's "Smartboard II"
Post by: bhtooefr on Wed, 05 May 2010, 14:35:46

He's referring to this company's (http://smarttech.com/) products - whiteboards that use a projector to display an image, and electronic markers and such that communicate with the board.

Title: Datadesk's "Smartboard II"
Post by: JBert on Wed, 05 May 2010, 14:44:09

Can't compare until we see one...

Title: Datadesk's "Smartboard II"
Post by: Oqsy on Thu, 06 May 2010, 08:22:43

The ceiling projector comment seemed like a joke to me...  I took it to mean the boards are so ugly that one would have to look straight up when using it so it was out of their line-of-sight.  I chuckled.