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  1. Re:Which half? by houstonbofh · · Score: 1 · on Mechanical 'Clicky' Keyboards Still Have Followers (Video)

    That have a full sized keyboard that goes both ways... http://half-qwerty.com/ (OK, I think that came out wrong...)

  2. Re:One handed mirror keyboard by Meeuw · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Single-Handed Keyboard Options For Coding?

    Yes, I would recommend this, it's also called half qwerty. There are also special prepared keyboard for this: http://half-qwerty.com/

  3. Re:Motorbikes? by c++0xFF · · Score: 1 · on Man Has Nokia Phone Embedded In False Limb

    I'm sure this has been posted many times, but it's a rather intuitive way to type with only one hand.

  4. Re:Didn't work here by interiot · · Score: 1 · on Unix Dict/grep Solves Left-Side-of-Keyboard Puzzle

    Actually, you're only using your left four fingers. If you include your thumb in the fun, you can type every word (demo, a free version)

  5. Re:Then you can't buy a one-handed keyboard for $2 by Wizworm · · Score: 1 · on A One-Handed Keyboard For $25

    you are right this one is almost $600
    http://www.half-qwerty.com/

    And this website has lots of options
    http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com/enewsnov00.html

  6. Re:yea by Epistax · · Score: 2, Informative · on Building Your Own Extra-Large Keyboard

    One handed keyboards
    One handed keyboards
    One handed keyboards

  7. Re:Err... by kistral · · Score: 2, Informative · on Two-Fisted Computing

    Oh, but there are several one-handed keyboards.

  8. One Handed Keyboards by EverLurking · · Score: 5, Informative · on Programming for the Single-Handed
    I've played around with the one handed typing modes executed in software (holding down the spacebar to mirrror the right half of the keyboard while the left hand keeps typing). Takes some getting used to, but it looks like there are keyboards made for this.

    The original Half Keyboard very basic and compact. Half QWERTY keyboards looks nice but a bit pricy. This Frog Pad looks cool.

    or how about this more extensive Maltron One Handed Keyboard.

    Lots of links if you google around a bit. Might even be a good thing to use with a tablet PC? I can imagine building one into the back side where you grip it.

    DaveC

  9. ...and the market for one-handed folks is how big? by Bubblehead · · Score: 1 · on Tiny Linux PDA: Filewalker
    Yawn. There have been quite a few ideas for easier handheld input, the one-handed keyboard and left handed QWERTY keyboard being two examples for one-handed imput. There are many more. Will they ever (or this one) take off? Only if it is (1) easy to learn, or (2) there are huge advantages. I can't see either in this case. Graffiti succeeded, because it is (relatively) easy to learn. Cell phone users put up with their keypad, because this is the only viable option with today's cell phone sizes (except hauling more equipment around).

    If neither of the two criteria is given, the technology might still succeed - in a niche market. I can see this technology in some industrial environment, where the operator has only one hand available. But the mass market? Nah....

  10. Other examples by interiot · · Score: 3, Informative · on Complete PC instead of a Car Stereo

    This is good. Previously, the best commercial computer-in-car setup was the Q-PC.

    Otherwise, many people have just hacked an old PC to work in their trunk or under the passenger's seat, see MP3Car's registry.

    Hopefully my car will be on there soon. I'm going to try straping a wireless keyboard around my neck, and type with my right hand with a half Qwerty setup, with sound output only, for safety's sake. There's already software written for this setup-- visually impared people have to work with this type of setup every day.

  11. Try this layout (demo program) by jitterbug · · Score: 1 · on Half Keyboard, Full Bore

    I just spent a few minutes playing with a demo program that lets you try this layout on a
    regular qwerty keyboard (link) The mirror reflection really does make learning much easier. I was quite surprised and its worth giving it a try. $395.00 USD? pffft! He want's an arm and a leg for a keyboard driver.

    http://half-qwerty.com/

    The web site is amateurish and the program could be duplicated in a few minutes for linux by many of the /. crowd to the benefit of all, particularly those with disabilities. Its too bad we are screwed by his monopoly license.

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    U.S. Patent No.
    5,288,158. European Patent
    No. 0,489,792. Australian Patent No. 647,750.

  12. Use a standard keyboard, mirrored by Big+Dave+Diode · · Score: 1 · on Keyboards For One Handed Typing & Chording?

    You could use a half-QWERTY keyboard which is just the regular keyboard mirrored around the break between the t-b and y-n keys when you hold down the space bar. A patch exists for the Linux console and there is some expensive software for Windows. The nice thing about this is that you don't need new hardware. I tried this out and it is actually relatively easy to pick up.

  13. Re:One-Handed Reading by divbyzero · · Score: 2 · on One-Finger Keyboarding?


    Most chording keyboards (including the Twiddler) are seriously slow, and have a fairly steep learning curve. A researcher in Canada came up with a nifty one-handed keyboard system called Half Qwerty, which is nearly as fast as regular Qwerty and has almost zero learning curve. It leverages your existing skill at typing Qwerty combined with the fact that your hands are mirror images of one another.

    There's a patch to the Linux keyboard driver which implements it on top of a regular Qwerty keyboard.

    Enjoy,
    Div.

    But my grandest creation, as history will tell,