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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?"

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  1. moron touting for stock markup felons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    it 'should' be against the 'vitual' law, soas not to further pollute the ether with greed/fear based larcenIE.

    or, we could just stop giving them more&more monIE.

    they already have more than enough, most of the rest of US, do not.

    it's not as simple as it sounds, but it is quite doable.

    if you are a greed/fear based lifeform, you may choose not to participate.

    consult with yOUR creator. don't take forever to do it, 'cause time is not on yOUR side at the momeNT. future generations would be grateful. if we don't get our heads out of our .asps, what the future generates may not be what you wanted for US/them (yOUR kids). that's the spirit.

    there must be a line somewhere?

    here's won: "Beware the industrial/military complex"

    won of you knows who said that?

  2. i love michael sims by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
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  3. your such a geek by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    good lord, like placing your hands on your knees? Get out of your freaking house man! Look at girls! Perhaps, "like putting your hands on a real girls boobs...or at least what I would imagine that would be like", would have been a more hetrosexual response.

  4. Another way of doing this... by mpthompson · · Score: 2, Troll

    An alternative to 8-way joysticks might just be two optical mice. Software can easily determine the 8 different directions of movement for each independent mouse and combine the different combinations into a single key-click equivalent. With mice you would have the added benefit that they can be placed anywhere in front you rather than the fixed distance between the pads on this device. Even better an escape sequence could be added so one or both mice toggle between character entry and mouse pointing.