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Offline JBert

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« 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...

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

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« Reply #1 on: Thu, 20 August 2009, 16:07:34 »
Webwit will have one tomorrow.
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Offline Viett

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« Reply #2 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.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #3 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.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #4 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.
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Keyboards
Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline Shawn Stanford

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« Reply #5 on: Fri, 21 August 2009, 07:08:30 »
The Orbitouch would be useful for those without use of their fingers...
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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #6 on: Fri, 21 August 2009, 08:19:17 »
Or with severe CTS.
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Offline skartt

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« Reply #7 on: Fri, 21 August 2009, 10:12:00 »
thank you ripster - was fighting the urge to post a more uhm inappropiate picture :)
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Offline rdh

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« Reply #8 on: Fri, 21 August 2009, 10:23:40 »
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