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Poor Man's Kinesis Keyboard: The K'nexis Keyboard

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

Jon_Aquino writes "For programmers like me with wrist pain (the dreaded Emacs Pinky syndrome), I have made a simple keyboard modification that lets you press the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift keys with your thumbs. Just like those expensive $240 Kinesis keyboards, but made using a $30 K'nex building toy. (K'nex is like Lego but uses rods instead of bricks)."

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  1. Such a sad choice of editor... by Megane · · Score: 5, Funny

    If he had simply used vi, none of this would have been necessary.

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    #naabhaprzrag, #sverubfr-000, #agi-fcbafberq, negvpyr[pynff*=' negvpyr-ary-'] { qvfcynl: abar !vzcbegnag; }
  2. Kinesis Rocks by healy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    As a long time (5+ years) user of a Kinesis Keyboard I can tell you that it's the best keyboard I have ever used. It took me about a week to get used to the new layout (I stayed away from root shells) but once I did, I've never looked back. It's the most comfortable keyboard I've ever tried. I own one for home & one for work. Combined with the Evoluent mouse, my hands are much, much happier now.

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    "Jesus saves sinners...and redeems them for valuable coupons"
  3. Personally... by DarthVain · · Score: 5, Funny

    The cheaper it is, and fewer options the better.

    I would rather a 10 buck clickity clack than a 100$ wireless, usb, internet, media, programmable, glow in the dark, led indicators, blue tooth, ergonomic, natural, quiet, windows, etc...

    So long as it interpretes typing. I am so sick of the varients. Wireless might be ok in some applications (media center for example), but is half this stuff ever needed or used.

    The last two stupid ones I bought (they were the cheapest I coudl find in a pinch), were a media one and an Internet one.

    They both sucked, half the time you would inadvertantly hit a button while doing something else. Let me tell you hitting the "internet" or "Media Player" button while playing a FPS online will make you curse.

    It is also all the more screwy buttons my cat can walk over and activate. So the next morning I can see several dozen apps started, or the computer put into standby or shutdown.

    Another positive with the cheapo keyboard is the ability to just toss it if you accidently spill crap on it.

    I am really just writing this to see if I get first post... :)