It's really nice for people with carporal tunnel syndrome (I so spelled that wrong). But you can't really type to fast with it [ 01-10-2003: Message edited by: ¤Delidgamond¤ ]
carpal.
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Judge Gydyon's account was hax0red to write:
inefficient.carpal.
Heh heh... 'inefficient'
Even just to reach the people it's designed for.
It says you also get mouse functionality, which means that one hand (let's say the right) moving freely moves the mouse, and the other moving freely presses the buttons, using 2 directions per button (one press, the other hold/release). If it works only as a 2-button mouse, you have 4 freefloat directions left on one hand, giving you the remaining letters.
Damn, that thing would be a bitch to learn! (No offense meant to dogs or their descendants.)
[ADDENDUM] Of course, they could use a completely ungrounded typing pattern to get more keys, but that makes it even harder to learn. [ 01-10-2003: Message edited by: Ford Prefect ]
What the guy at the time said was that once you get the hands positioned more correctly (a split board for most folks is enough), there's really nothing more that a keyboard can do for you. The rest of it is positioning the keyboard at an ideal height, distance from your body, etc.
I have really Really big hands...and after having used a split board for a long time, going back to a standard board (even one of these nice Logitech boards with all the extra buttons and the scroll wheel and such) makes my hands feel cramped. Point is you don't have to invest in some bizarre concept like the one Delid posted...get used to a split board (kinda forces correct typing style, but on the other hand you're almost guaranteed to learn how to type by touch alone) and you're about as all set as you really need to be.
Now you want to talk about a stupid idea for a keyboard, look into one of those laser projection boards where it projects an image of a keyboard onto any surface you like. The idea is that as you type on these (ridiculously oversized keys) it breaks the lightstream and the projector interprets it as a keystroke (or something to that effect). It's being designed for laptops or something...seems like a needless novelty to me.
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Type with Boxing Gloves OnOkay, so you might never type with boxing gloves on, but if you did, or if you have a severe disability that prevents you from using your fingers, the orbiTouch Keyless Keyboard will get you "back in the ring!"
Dear, Strong Bad...
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Ruvyen? enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
Dear, Strong Bad...
LoL. How does Strong Bad type with boxing gloves on? I don't think thats ever been asked before in his emails.. I remember something about the gloves but not sure if it related typing.
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Everyone wondered WTF when Reverand Del wrote:
LoL. How does Strong Bad type with boxing gloves on? I don't think thats ever been asked before in his emails.. I remember something about the gloves but not sure if it related typing.
He has been asked how he does it. They're answered with a nice big DELETED screen.
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nem-x thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
You could type with that thing pretty fast once you get used to all the combinations.
Can you just imagine how fast you would be moving those things around to try and type as fast as most people can now?
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Maradon XP had this to say about Cuba:
Make a model with the shape and texture of titties, then I'll consider it.
i second this.
I like the notion of having my hands coddled by breasts whilst typing on the computer...
Although i have large hands, so they'd have to be c-d cup at least...
but then again, what woud the women do? Have male-peck shaped ones?
No, Really. Bite me.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael impressed everyone with:
Now you want to talk about a stupid idea for a keyboard, look into one of those laser projection boards where it projects an image of a keyboard onto any surface you like. The idea is that as you type on these (ridiculously oversized keys) it breaks the lightstream and the projector interprets it as a keystroke (or something to that effect). It's being designed for laptops or something...seems like a needless novelty to me.
Needless, but fun.
Anything you can project that keyboard image onto, you can type on. Think about it. ANYTHING (or anyone). It's the ultimate in light weight keyboards.
