Author Topic: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69 (Read 2188 times)

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

Just ordered one myself.

slueth · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 29 January 2012, 02:42:55 »

wasn't this on kickstarter? maybe CES, I saw it somewhere

fossala · « **Reply #2 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.

hoggy · « **Reply #3 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.

Icarium · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 29 January 2012, 05:11:15 »

Hm. Can't contact the seller about shipping, could someone proxy for me if necessary?

hoggy · « **Reply #5 on:** Sun, 29 January 2012, 06:30:07 »

pm sent.

hazeluff · « **Reply #6 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.

dreamingftw · « **Reply #7 on:** Sun, 29 January 2012, 10:32:07 »

Looks complicated.

hoggy · « **Reply #8 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.

Playtrumpet · « **Reply #9 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.

hoggy · « **Reply #10 on:** Sun, 29 January 2012, 11:12:47 »

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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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Author Topic: Chording keyboard on ebay.com $69 (Read 2188 times)

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