Build A Custom-Fit One-hand Keyboard

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."

Comments

What is it good for?

[dmarx]

The user need not sit at a desk. He can stand and walk around. This makes it a good input device for portable computers, especially ones with head-up displays. It's also good for presentations with large projection screens. There are a lot of other uses as well, e. g., palmtops.

He left out more efficient porn browsing.

Chording?

[mungtor]

Isn't this also called chording or something? I seem to remember that the guy who also invented the mouse (Engelbark?) had an input device like this. It was part of the work that he was doing at SRI.

Does that sound familiar to anybody, or am I on crack?

hmmm....

[edrugtrader]

what am i going to do with my other hand? .....!#%!#%!^!@#%$!%#

this is the greatest idea EVER!!!

Handykey has been selling this for years!

[sunking]

Handykey has been selling a one-handed chording keyboard with gyroscopic mouse called the Twiddler for years. It does everything this joker's "invention" does. And it comes with Linux drivers.

-sam

Not really news to me...

[Featureless]

This similar product has been around for a number of years:

The Twiddler...