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Offline msiegel

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« on: Thu, 07 January 2010, 22:36:21 »
melty. this design has an interesting way of "getting rid of" the cursor keys :)

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« Reply #1 on: Thu, 07 January 2010, 22:38:59 »
wow it is so sleek and has media buttons i will be SURE to pick one of these up
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« Reply #2 on: Thu, 07 January 2010, 22:40:37 »
Neat, but it almost looks like something someone left in the sun too long.
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« Reply #3 on: Thu, 07 January 2010, 22:59:19 »
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wow it is so sleek and has media buttons i will be SURE to pick one of these up


are you SURE?
it doesn't have backlit keys ;)
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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 07 January 2010, 23:01:30 »
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melty. this design has an interesting way of "getting rid of" the cursor keys :)


That's kinda neat. I much prefer that method of saving space than squeezing in the inverted T into an unusual spot or altering the size of a couple of keys.



This way if you ever need a backup D-pad controller for your gaming system, you can just grab your Arc-83 Key D-pad controller.

I don't know what to make of that arc though.
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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 07 January 2010, 23:03:42 »
Requires Silverlight to see video. Grumble.
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« Reply #6 on: Fri, 08 January 2010, 00:12:35 »
It even fails to be compact.

Desk area of Arc Keyboard: 73.9 square inches
Desk area of Filco 87 key (keys are full size): 74.2 square inches
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« Reply #7 on: Fri, 08 January 2010, 02:08:24 »
we should spread the good word of these filco keyboards, it is a shame that tenkeyless isn't the industry standard.
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« Reply #8 on: Fri, 08 January 2010, 02:34:18 »
Those ginormously long Shift and Backspace keys are a horrible waste of real estate.

And they're trying to make it look 'ergonomic' without fixing the row stagger. Meh. This is iced crap imnsho; but yeah, interesting arrow key.  :)
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Offline Mental Hobbit

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« Reply #9 on: Fri, 08 January 2010, 06:07:47 »
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It even fails to be compact.

Desk area of Arc Keyboard: 73.9 square inches
Desk area of Filco 87 key (keys are full size): 74.2 square inches


But this is MICROSOFT, not cheap Japanese Filco crap!!!!1!11
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« Reply #10 on: Fri, 08 January 2010, 08:10:34 »
No numpad?
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« Reply #11 on: Fri, 08 January 2010, 10:40:43 »
Dip****s (not DIP switch).
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Offline arfink

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« Reply #12 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 09:13:46 »
Hmm, looks like crap. If you buy it in a store it'll be crap in a box, on a shelf. I'll admit, it does look... interesting. But if Microsoft's previous hardware is any indication, this one will stink too. Which is why I find it puzzling that people get excited over Microsoft Natal- it's Microsoft, people. How good can it possibly be?
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Offline AndrewZorn

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« Reply #13 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 10:26:52 »
hey, dont rag on natal.  they made a computer program that recognizes several different voiced phrases, and animates a child onscreen to react accordingly.  that means they invented AI.  you will have the most advanced thing in modern technology in your living room.
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« Reply #14 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 10:45:54 »
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Hmm, looks like crap. If you buy it in a store it'll be crap in a box, on a shelf. I'll admit, it does look... interesting. But if Microsoft's previous hardware is any indication, this one will stink too. Which is why I find it puzzling that people get excited over Microsoft Natal- it's Microsoft, people. How good can it possibly be?


Well, they made Windows. And they make some pretty good mice too. But not keyboards.
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« Reply #15 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 10:56:21 »
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Well, they made Windows.


Exactly.
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« Reply #16 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 11:34:22 »
What is so bad about Windows? It gets the job done quite well.
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« Reply #17 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 12:22:20 »
That's what people said about Ox-driven ploughs and gas lighting.
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« Reply #18 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 12:57:09 »
Hey, I'd rather have an ox-driven plough than a plough driven by an ox...
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« Reply #19 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 13:55:27 »
yes... melty :D
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« Reply #20 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 14:07:03 »
I still think the Microsoft Natural layout is the best I've ever used. I just wish it wasn't a big, key binding creaky pile.
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« Reply #21 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 16:34:38 »
oh my god it's horrible. a d-pad? really? you expect me to use a d-pad???
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« Reply #22 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 16:55:08 »
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oh my god it's horrible. a d-pad? really? you expect me to use a d-pad???

a dpad is old news THIS IS A REVOLUTION
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« Reply #23 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 17:35:45 »
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What is so bad about Windows? It gets the job done quite well.

You're talking to the wrong guy for this one...

Let me see, for starters, there's the fact that until recently, Windows should have been called WinDOS, and probably should have been called an operating environment instead of an actual OS, since it was piggybacking on another (DOS) kernel. Until Win 7, it was never fully integrated. Not to mention that they think they can re-invent the wheel as many times as they want, to the detriment of market creativity and their old userbase. Calling this design revolutionary, or calling the Natal revolutionary is like when Al Gore claimed to have invented the internet. It's not true, and the resulting product will probably be just as bad, if not worse, than their previous attempts.

EDIT: and if that's not bad enough, their track record for crappy products being the status quo means that when they finally get something right, people think it's a revolution, when in reality they've been holding everyone back with their own stupidity and should have been whacked for their ineptitude.
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« Reply #24 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 17:37:39 »
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Let me see, for starters, there's the fact that until recently, Windows should have been called WinDOS, and probably should have been called an operating environment instead of an actual OS, since it was piggybacking on another (DOS) kernel. Until Win 7, it was never fully integrated.

You're a little bit out of date there. Only by about 10 years, even 20 in some ways...
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« Reply #25 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 18:12:47 »
Technically it was XP, given that this was the first home/consumer Windows based on NT. Bare in mind that ME was released around the same time as Windows 2000 for home users, and was still DOS based.

Either way, I've no idea where the Windows 7 thing came from.
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« Reply #26 on: Sat, 09 January 2010, 18:20:57 »
I had heard about that, fortunately a firmware update is all that's needed for the Draft N ones.
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« Reply #27 on: Fri, 16 July 2010, 14:03:59 »
Even though, I don't think that I would ever get one, I do find the concept of a "half-ergonomic" keyboard with curve but without hand-separation somewhat interesting. I definitely have got to try this board, as well as the Logitech Wave if I ever get a chance to.

Btw, did you notice the non-standard staggering between the bottom row and the middle row? It is only 1/4, not 1/2 key width.
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« Reply #28 on: Fri, 16 July 2010, 14:42:55 »
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« Reply #29 on: Sat, 17 July 2010, 01:04:20 »
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Even though, I don't think that I would ever get one, I do find the concept of a "half-ergonomic" keyboard with curve but without hand-separation somewhat interesting. I definitely have got to try this board, as well as the Logitech Wave if I ever get a chance to.

Btw, did you notice the non-standard staggering between the bottom row and the middle row? It is only 1/4, not 1/2 key width.

I don't think it's ergonomic, specially not being chicklet keys. I think it's purely designed to look weird.
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« Reply #30 on: Sat, 17 July 2010, 01:57:39 »
I dunno, Microsoft releases these items after extensive research.  I wonder what they came up with that justifies the non-staggered approach for some of the rows.  I'm sure there's a white paper somewhere that tells us why they did this.
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« Reply #31 on: Sat, 17 July 2010, 12:46:08 »
That's why I hate it.

Keyboards should be beige and gray. With NO media buttons.
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