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Build A Custom-Fit One-hand Keyboard

Posted by timothy on from the twiddler-with-whistles dept.

EyesWideOpen writes: "The New York Times (free reg. req.) has an article about a guy who has invented a one-hand keyboard that really isn't a board at all. The 'Stealthy Keyboard', which is in the prototype development stage, is designed to fit in the palm of the hand and uses the fingertips, the middle of the fingers and combinations of those to generate characters. More information (white paper, downloadable engineering plans, photos, etc.) can be found on this website." Inventor John McKown adds "The kit includes (open) source for the firmware. The code is for a PS/2 port but a USB version is slowly progressing."

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  1. is it just me by ReidMaynard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    or does this look like a sex toy?

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  2. Lawmaker misfires at reception by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    August 8, 2002

    ATLANTA--An antique .38-caliber pistol accidentally discharged as it was being handled by Rep. Bob Barr during a reception in his honor. The bullet hit a glass door, and no one was hurt.

    Georgia lobbyist Bruce Widener said Tuesday that he had removed the magazine from his 1908 Colt but did not clear the chamber before handing the weapon to Barr, a board member of the National Rifle Association.

    Widener said ''one of us hit the trigger'' just as he gave Barr the gun during Friday's reception at Widener's home.

    ''Nobody was in any danger. We were handling it safely, except that it was loaded,'' said Widener, an independent lobbyist.

    Through a spokesman, Barr said: ''This accident only underscores the importance of proven gun safety measures.''

    AP

    1. Re:Lawmaker misfires at reception by dmouritsendk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      "that he had removed the magazine from his 1908 Colt but did not clear the chamber before handing the weapon to Barr"

      Magazine? Champer?

  3. DEF LEPPARD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    See Rick Allen, Drummer from Def Leppard, you CAN type!

  4. Accident a pain in rear for cop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    August 06, 2002

    WOONSOCKET -- The commanding officer of the city's undercover drug squad accidentally shot himself in the buttocks in a park outside the Frank J. Licht Judicial Complex on South Main Street in Providence yesterday afternoon, police said.

    Detective Lt. Walter Warot was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with a "canoe-shaped" wound in his right buttock which he suffered when his service issue .45-caliber handgun discharged shortly after noon, said Deputy Police Chief William J. Shea. Warot was released from the hospital several hours later and is expected to spend the next two to three weeks recovering at home, Shea said.

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  5. stewardesses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    stewardesses