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OrbiTouch Keyless Keyboard Review

Posted by michael on from the forsaking-qwerty dept.

robyn217 writes "When I last looked at strange, new keyboards (here's the previous thread here on slashdot), I thought I'd seen it all... not even close! I just reviewed a new keyless keyboard, called the OrbiTouch, and gave it a run for its money. It's literally made up of two humps--it reminds me of holding onto my knees rather a keyboard. To type or mouse, you need to move the humps around in a synchronized manner. It's twisted--but it's better for you to decide for yourself--here's the article, OrbiTouch Review: A Keyless Keyboard with lots of pictures. Think you'll give it a test drive? Will it survive the year?"

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  1. $695 YOW! by Bold+Marauder · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think I can wait until I see it at wal-mart for $99, thanks.

  2. Knees, eh? by rice_burners_suck · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmmm... If it's like holding onto some hot girl's knees...

    1. Re:Knees, eh? by NearlyHeadless · · Score: 4, Funny

      Best line in the review: "Despite--or maybe because of--the OrbitTouch's similarity to the female anatomy, it's very comfortable to use. Your hands rest very naturally on the twin domes."

    2. Re:Knees, eh? by ejaw5 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Read the warning label: "The domes on your orbiTouch do not twist. They slide!"

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  3. Luv it!! by eclectic_echidna · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just grabbed my knees, and boy is that comfortable!

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  4. Hey! by Bob+McCown · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, a breast-shaped keyboard. Just what a geek needs to surf pr0n!

    1. Re:Hey! by crux6rind · · Score: 2, Funny

      if it made of squishable latex and came with light brown color option, im sold

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  5. possible keyboard cover = bra by Numeric · · Score: 4, Funny

    i think a victoria secret bra might be a decent keyboard cover.

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  6. Ooooooo.... by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 2, Funny


    ....I can see the market now for anatomically correct, er, grip enhancements for this baby!

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    1. Re:Ooooooo.... by fobbman · · Score: 2, Funny

      I just looked down at the gel-filled wrist rest in front of my keyboard and had a very impure thought.

  7. Re:ugh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > I want something that allows me to enter data as fast as I can think...

    Since women always joke about "men's brain being in their pants", I suggest a computer-penis interface that would... eh? What, officer? Why are you arr!54%$@#%$NO CARRIER

  8. Make work a plesh-ah! by revscat · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the article:

    Despite--or maybe because of--the OrbitTouch's similarity to the female anatomy, it's very comfortable to use. Your hands rest very naturally on the twin domes.

    So, instead of clacking away on a keyboard all day I can basically feel up boobies while I work?

    Is there a downside to this?

    1. Re:Make work a plesh-ah! by etn991 · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...Is there a downside to this?

      Yeah, no nipples.

    2. Re:Make work a plesh-ah! by robyn217 · · Score: 3, Funny
      Exactly. Maybe it's worth the 695 then, right? Honestly, my mind may be in the gutter, but I did chuckle a little to myself when I first put my hands on the domes.

      Plus, my girlfriend is still mad at me... apparently the OrbiTouch is a D cup.

    3. Re:Make work a plesh-ah! by cavemanf16 · · Score: 2, Funny

      So, instead of clacking away on a keyboard all day I can basically feel up boobies while I work?

      Is there a downside to this?

      Force feedback.

      You know, when the keyboard slaps your hands away because "it's tired tonight."

  9. Ahem.... by Hilleh · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's a VERY good reason that I like to be able to have one hand free when I surf the web....

    Drinking soda, of course.

  10. Just put your hands on the domes .. by reyalsnogard · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can imagine it now -- a geek-wife request: Pretend I'm an OrbiTouch and type something provocative to me, honey!

    Brings to meaning to the term 'hands on.'

    1. Re:Just put your hands on the domes .. by stienman · · Score: 2, Funny

      Until she realizes you're typing your mistress's email address or http://www.playboy.com/

      -Adam

  11. doomed to failure by kajoob · · Score: 5, Funny

    this will never work as most geeks have little to no experience cupping their hands around two large mounds - the learning curve is just way too steep

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  12. just out of curiosity... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How did you post that message?

    Are you really willing to go through the pain of typing with RSI just to be heard on slashdot?

    1. Re:just out of curiosity... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Heh, I'm picturing the pencil-in-the-teeth method of typing...

  13. Boobs != Plastic? by I'm+a+racist. · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...I can basically feel up boobies while I work? Is there a downside to this?
    Boobs aren't made out of plastic (at least not entirely). If that's really your thing though, might I recommend yet another input device?
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  14. Re:Learning Curve by dmomo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pretty Steep for Geeks, I'd Imagine... I mean most of us are still trying to figure out how to unhook a bra!

  15. No twisiting! by drdale · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe the "female anatomy" should come with the same warning label.

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  16. Nipples by CaptCanuk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Millions in research and they left out the nipples. Didn't the QA department notice this minor glitch. Oh, you mean it's actually a keyboard? nm.

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  17. OrbitTouch???? by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 4, Funny



    OrbitTouch?? Sucky Name. You guys shoulda gone with the more obvious "BoobieBoard" .

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  18. Re:Not just for RSI by DogIsMyCoprocessor · · Score: 4, Funny
    Also for typing where you can't be very accurate, e.g. while riding a bike.

    I hope your life insurance provider doesn't see this.

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  19. Re:Not just for RSI by Mikey-San · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think I've misread you, but . . .

    Typing while /riding a bike?/

    I don't know about you, but when I'm riding my bike, I'm paying attention to the BIG-ASS FORD BIGGER-THAN-FUCK-ALL EXCURSIONS flying past me at fifty miles per hour. Typing is the least of my concerns when there are inattentive soccer moms fighting with their spoiled honkey kids sitting in the back of their suburban combat vehicles.

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  20. Re:Learning Curve by spector30 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Scissors work well for that particular issue. It gets expensive, but hey you get to visit Victoria's Secret with her afterwards.

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  21. they say by zephc · · Score: 4, Funny

    that the only intuitive interface is the nipple, and that everything after that is learned. Therefore, I suggest someone come up with a computer interface device that is a nipple one puts in one's mouth, and sucks and bites in various ways. Uh, yeah, thats it.

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  22. Re:price by interiot · · Score: 4, Funny

    So glue some of these (not necessarily work safe, depending on your employer's opinion on synthetics) to two 8-way joysticks. It's still far cheaper.

  23. Re:Minimal Wrist Movement? by CoyoteGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    It seems to me that in order to get any kind of speed out of this device, you'll be twisting your wrists quite severely.

    Of course, Slashdotters have no experience at twisting their wrists at breakneck speed.. :P

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  24. Re:Make it a single ball for 1 hand by fobbman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Playing a WAR SIM one-handed? What kind of a sicko ARE you?

  25. David Cronenberg? by Sebastopol · · Score: 2, Funny

    If it was flesh colored with a clit and an umbelical cord, it would look like Cronenbergs VR devices from Existenz.

    Oh wait, if I had to grab a pair of breasts every time I needed to get some work done...

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  26. Yep by heli0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Will it survive the year?"

    Considering that it came out before Christmas of 2000 (hint: ~2.4 years ago), I'd say there is a pretty good chance.

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  27. i jousht gpt 0Ne@@! by teamhasnoi · · Score: 2, Funny
    1ts gerate!?! i Lub tHoe ease ayt wich i can tiping@@@

    I sugarest erybondy get ron too$!!

  28. what they are missing is ... by porky_pig_jr · · Score: 4, Funny

    a joystick in between ...

  29. Re:price by errxn · · Score: 5, Funny

    The article says: Just reach down with both hands and grab your knees...

    $695? I think that I'll just go ahead and grab my ankles...

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  30. Coming soon to a Walmart near you! by HopeUnknown · · Score: 2, Funny

    We all know that Walmart is the fastest to embrace new technology...they even have these High-tech DVD's that remove the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen!

  31. The Real Orbi Doll - v2.0 by Dethpickle · · Score: 3, Funny


    I can see it now... combine the Orbi with the Real Doll.... A USB adapter coming out of her side....

    No really, I need this for work...