OrbiTouch Keyless Keyboard Review

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?"

Comments

Re:ugh.

[Malc]

Actually, keyboards could be faster. Their layout was originally designed to *slow* typists down. As we no longer have to worry about keys jamming, the only reason that's preventing us changing the keyboard layout is historic and the cost of re-training.

are you on a qwerty keyboard?

[lpret]

Check out why you're using a qwerty keyboard. It was meant to slow you down so that you don't jam the typewriter. But wait, you're not on a typewriter...

Instead, we should be using the Dvorak keyboard which was designed in the Computer Age to allow faster typing by putting vowels on the home row and intuitive placement. I've seen some claims that once learned, you can type up to 80 wpm faster than on the qwerty. This is simple and already included in Windows, so why don't people use it? They don't like change.

So no, we have not perfected the keyboard, it is the exact opposite of perfect, but because people don't want change, we're stuck in the dark ages.