Author Topic: Fast Finger Keyboard - #5 Dumbest Tech Product (Read 3168 times)

Viett · « **on:** Wed, 10 June 2009, 19:43:09 »

http://www.pcworld.com/article/165546-7/the_10_dumbest_tech_products_so_far.html

PC World named the Fast Finger Keyboard the fifth dumbest tech product. It appears to be a Scissor-Switch board in the ABC layout. You can restore the QWERTY layout by pressing the "ABC" button, but it also changes your function keys to idiotic acronyms like "BRB" and "CYA."

I'm fairly certain PC World got this one right.

pmyshkin · « **Reply #1 on:** Wed, 10 June 2009, 21:21:46 »

What doesn't make sense is that if you're going to program a key to type out brb, why not just make it type "be right back"?

I wonder if they have a lol key that repeats as an ol key. Then you can just mash it down and see that lol grow.

chimera15 · « **Reply #2 on:** Wed, 10 June 2009, 23:59:07 »

At least it makes the function keys do something somewhat worthwhile. roflol BTW It's got a standard or qwerty layout too? How much does it cost? I need to get one ASAP. CYA. hehe

chimera15 · « **Reply #3 on:** Thu, 11 June 2009, 00:01:09 »

It's only $22, not bad. Especially considering I've never seen a standard/qwerty switchable keyboard before...

watduzhkstand4 · « **Reply #4 on:** Thu, 11 June 2009, 00:05:27 »

wow seriously? It takes me longer to reach for the keys than actually typing it lol.

sixty · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu, 11 June 2009, 03:10:17 »

This is horrible.

ch_123 · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu, 11 June 2009, 05:44:56 »

I often maintain that the alphabet should be rearranged in QWERTY order, the current one is far too arbitrary

chimera15 · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu, 11 June 2009, 05:55:43 »

Quote from: ch_123;95389

I often maintain that the alphabet should be rearranged in QWERTY order, the current one is far too arbitrary

lol The QWE's? lol

ricercar · « **Reply #8 on:** Thu, 11 June 2009, 11:28:38 »

Quote from: ch_123;95389

I often maintain that the alphabet should be rearranged in QWERTY order, the current one is far too arbitrary

It always comes down to "who decides?" I mean really, who got to decide what Alphabetical order means?

Viett · « **Reply #9 on:** Fri, 24 July 2009, 14:21:29 »

Featured again by Gizmodo.

This keyboard sure is getting a whole lot of attention. I wonder if the designers even took it seriously.

Mr.6502 · « **Reply #10 on:** Sat, 25 July 2009, 10:55:02 »

I think their goal was to make a product so bizarre that all its marketing could be the achieved through articles pointing out how bizarre it is.

A solid plan.

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Author Topic: Fast Finger Keyboard - #5 Dumbest Tech Product (Read 3168 times)