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Spherical Keyboards?

Jesse Middleton asks: "I was wondering if anyone knew of an ergonomic keyboard that is a ball shape? Someone told me about it, but I can't seem to find it. I would really be interested in it. In otherwords, it is shaped like a ball and you sit it on your desk and elevate your hands and type sideways. Any help would be appreciated!"

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  1. Lemme get this straight... by GreyWolf3000 · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...you want a keyboard.

    The requirement of this keyboard is that it be shaped like...a...ball?

    Well guys, you asked for an Ask Slashdot that couldn't be solved by a google.com search. Be careful what you wish for...

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    Slashdot: Where people pretend to be twice as smart as they really are by behaving like children.
  2. Re:Tired arms... by Isosonys · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only your arms. So with a round keyboard I dont have to worrie about the cat on it. But what happens when the cat finds out the keyboard can roll around?

  3. How about by Smidge204 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about this rather unique solution? No tired arms here!

    =Smidge=

  4. Baby Ball Solution by Optical+Voodoo+Man · · Score: 5, Funny
    I found this solution that I thought was great. Even if it didn't have keys per say, the description said:

    Knowledge Adventure presents a whole new concept to the Baby Software world with JumpStart Baby with Baby Ball. The ball is big and sits on the desk in front of your child. Rather than clicking a mouse or striking a key on the keyboard baby pushes down on the oversized ball and gets the same effect.

    I had this image in my mind of my boss walking into my office, while I'm not just posting to Slashdot, but doing it moving a Teddy bear around by pressing on this big baby ball on my desk with a big, stupid smile on my face. It must be a good thing, after all a happy worker is a productive worker. Just think of my productivity increase as I make the bear run around the screen pecking out C code. Go Teddy go!