Ars Technica Reviews Controller Keyboard

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday March 16, 2006 @04:56AM from the unique-is-an-understatement dept.

phaedo00 writes "Ars Technica has reviewed the AlphaGrip AG-5 handheld keyboard and mouse. From the article: 'After lots of research and five revisions, the perfectionists at AlphaGrip finally decided that they had a product worthy of marketing, and they released the long awaited AG-5. Although the AG-5 looks strange and intimidating, it is a unique and highly innovative product that deserves consideration, particularly by mobile computing enthusiasts. The AG-5 interfaces with computers via a single removable USB cable. It uses a simple chord-like keyboarding model and an integrated trackball to provide complete keyboard and mouse functionality in a unique form factor that looks a bit like a console gaming controller.'"

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Re:No Wireless/Bluetooth? by BinLadenMyHero · 2006-03-16 05:18 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Exactly what I would point out. Wireless is a must for me, as I don't use the computer on a desk, but a sofa, with the keyboard on my lap. I seldom use the mouse, so the embeded trackball is great.

As for vi, well, you can remap keys. Not only in vi, but in X also. (I use caps lock as escape on my traditional keyboard.)