 One of the items from this list of odd keyboards made me thing of Shadowrun... |
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  Nov 6 2009, 06:42 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 164 Joined: 8-May 09 Member No.: 17,152  |
http://www.oddee.com/item_96655.aspx
Particularly number 9. The wrist keyboard just screamed "cyberdeck" to me. [img]http://208.106.250.72/_media/imgs/articles/a427_wrist.jpg[/img] |
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Nov 6 2009, 06:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 144 Joined: 6-March 07 From: Seattle, UCAS Member No.: 11,168 |
#4 also has a bit of an SR feel to it...
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Nov 6 2009, 09:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 278 Joined: 26-June 09 Member No.: 17,321 |
Wow #3 is cool too, but why the hell do you need typing sounds, seems like a waist.
#2, wow just wow, the more I see of Japan the more I try and grasp what planet they come from. |
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Nov 7 2009, 12:05 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 23-October 09 Member No.: 17,786 |
Typing sounds are for feedback. Otherwise you wouldn't feel the key move or hear anything so you would have no idea if you actually hit. May not be a problem if your a slow typer though.
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Nov 7 2009, 12:40 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 278 Joined: 26-June 09 Member No.: 17,321 |
Couldn't you tell by watching the screen, Hmm I can see how you probibly would have more typos that way.
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Nov 7 2009, 12:57 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,290 Joined: 23-January 07 From: Seattle, USA Member No.: 10,749 |
Most keyboard users are used to the sound of the keys being pressed, and it just might not feel right without it. As long as you can turn the sound off it's a nice feature.
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Nov 7 2009, 01:04 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Lok1 :) @ Nov 6 2009, 04:01 PM)  Wow #3 is cool too, but why the hell do you need typing sounds, seems like a waist. I've heard its actually a terrible keyboard to use, as you're mashing your fingers into a desk or table. |
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Nov 7 2009, 02:33 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 22-September 09 From: Greensburg, PA Member No.: 17,665 |
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Nov 6 2009, 08:04 PM) I've heard its actually a terrible keyboard to use, as you're mashing your fingers into a desk or table. yea, no resistance from the keys would be painful after a while. |
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Nov 7 2009, 04:59 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
Effective use would require re-learning how to type, or learning to keep your hands off the table itself, so that you're air-typing. I figure with it's motion recognition, that would work just as well, and be easier on your hands as you'd have no resistance to worry about what-so-ever.
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Nov 7 2009, 11:47 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 3-November 09 Member No.: 17,836 |
QUOTE ('Sconnie @ Nov 6 2009, 01:42 PM) http://www.oddee.com/item_96655.aspx Particularly number 9. The wrist keyboard just screamed "cyberdeck" to me. [img]http://208.106.250.72/_media/imgs/articles/a427_wrist.jpg[/img] This is what the thread reminded me of... |
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Nov 8 2009, 12:35 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
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Nov 8 2009, 02:07 PM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
You can actually score those wrist PC keyboards off Ebay for 40-50 bucks.
As opposed to paying the manufacturer 400-500 bucks. -np |
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Nov 8 2009, 02:38 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Based on my experience using my FrogPad on a jury-rigged wrist mount, it's not actually very useful; the wrist mount gives a backing, simplifying typing on the go, but it occupies both of your arms without actually letting you use both hands (except for a certain class of tasks that lets you hold the keyboarded arm still in a convenient position).
I put my wearable computing project on hiatus around then in despair over prices of monocular head-mounted displays, but I seem to remember trying for a hip- or thigh-mount. Edit: gah! It's gotten worse! One of the better HMDs I'd looked at at just under $3,000 has since been EoLed and the suggested replacement is over $8,000! ~J |
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Nov 9 2009, 01:15 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Nov 8 2009, 09:38 AM) Edit: gah! It's gotten worse! One of the better HMDs I'd looked at at just under $3,000 has since been EoLed and the suggested replacement is over $8,000! EoLed? |
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Nov 9 2009, 02:03 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
End-of-Lifed. No longer produced or supported.
~J |
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Nov 9 2009, 04:15 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Nov 8 2009, 09:03 PM) End-of-Lifed. No longer produced or supported. ~J Ah. thanks. I deduced the meaning, but was unable to figure out what EoL stood for. |
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