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Vertical Keyboard vs Carpal Tunnel

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the ongoing-ergonomic-adventure dept.

An anonymous reader sent us links to a quite strange vertical keyboard which also links to a study that claims that this is more ergonomic than your usual board. Of course at $347 it also better make me coffee.

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  1. It's not a true keyboard... by FueledByRamen · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...if you can't spill coffee on the important bits.

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  2. Man.. by Kizzle · · Score: 5, Funny

    For that much it should read my mind and type for me.

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  3. So Unique! by CrayzyJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    "So Unique this was awarded US Patent..."

    They also awarded patents on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and how to exercise a cat. What's your point?

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    1. Re:So Unique! by bobtroy · · Score: 2, Funny

      "So Unique this was awarded US Patent #5137384" It's true...no other patent has that number. How unique!

  4. correct alignment by manifested2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I like this, now the palms of your hand are correctly aligned for the various tasks at hand...

  5. How to make a horizontal ergonomic keyboard by Cardhore · · Score: 5, Funny

    Remove the following keys:

    Windows

    Windows (on the other side)

    Thing Next To Windows with the Arrow and menu thing(same side as above)

    PrtScn

    ScrLk

    Pause

    Home

    End

    Delete

    Page Up

    Page Down

    Insert

    UP arrow (But what about games??? you cry. Ever heard of WASD?)

    DOWN arrow

    LEFT arrow

    RIGHT arrow

    The whole friggin numeric keypad (this allows space for your mouse so you arm is not bent all over the side of your desk)

    Finally, switch escape with caps lock (for all you friendly vi users), and optionally remove the function keys. Surprise! You now have a typewriter with shift, control, and alt. That's all ya need folks!The best part is...you can still use emacs! If you really need a numeric keyboard, you should be able to buy it separately.

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  6. Re:BS by outlier · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was Cornell. Certainly not Podunk College.

    I'm usually a bit wary whenever someone claims that a study (at a named university or not) "proves" anything. The scientific method doesn't prove things, it is used to test to see if things aren't likely.

    Marketing people should be tortured.

  7. Twenty Bucks. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Get two cheap-ass USB keyboards, a block of wood, and some duck tape. Now spend the $327 you just saved on something worthwhile.

    -Mike

    (Writing code on shitty, flat, non-ergo keyboards for years with zero pain. Exercise, stretch, and don't home-row, folks.)

  8. Re:Is it really the keyboard? by prockcore · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Now I have no choice but to be careful about my setup, take stretch breaks, etc. which generally keeps things ok."

    Smoking prevents carpal tunnel syndrome.

    Every hour I take a break and go outside to the smoker's lounge.

    So the real question is, is there a keyboard out there that prevents wheezing cough?

  9. Re:Is it really the keyboard? by kbindera · · Score: 2, Funny

    This keyboard is easy to pick up and smash a marketing freak's face in with. You have the two handles and the nice flat bottom. Or, maybe you could sandwich a marketing freak's face between the keys while proceeding the bash them with a standard keyboard.
    People who buy this stupid thing should be tortured.