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10 Strange Computer Keyboards

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-not-that-strange dept.

DirectedImpact noted an amusing little compilation of 10 strange keyboards. Some of them you've probably seen before (the laser keyboard, the optimus OLED keyboard) and others are quite real (I actually had one of those split keyboards for awhile) and others are pretty out there: like the keyboard built into the lacy doily placemat thingee.

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  1. Re:The forgot one of the oldest and best.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    it was fun writing C code when you were walking from the bust stop to your EE classes

    Hmmm, I don't recall ever visiting that club...

  2. Re:The forgot one of the oldest and best.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    you were walking from the bust stop to your EE classes

    Hey Freud, your slip is showing.

  3. Still infinite keys short. by Thanshin · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You rolled out in front of me a keyboard of millions of keys, millions and billions of keys that never end. And that's the truth Max, that they never end. That keyboard is infinite... and if that keyboard is infinite, then on that keyboard there is no music you can play. You're sitting on the wrong bench... That is God's piano." La Leggenda del Pianista sull'Oceano

  4. The SafeType by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Funny
    FTFA:

    This keyboard is meant to put the keyboard in as comfortable of a position as possible. You can move the different sections to different angles, as well as take them apart and put them on your lab.

    ROVER! Come back here! I was typing, darn you!
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    1. Re:The SafeType by jimicus · · Score: 2, Funny

      Shouldn't that be:

      RVER! Ce bac ere! ws tg dar !

    2. Re:The SafeType by Stanistani · · Score: 2, Funny

      Your dog responds to typed commands? Awesome!

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  5. Which letter do you like least? by Alzheimers · · Score: 3, Funny

    The DX1 Input System includes a Pad, a removable Tray, 25 numbered Keys with a storage tray, preprinted labels, an installation CD and a Quick Start Guide.

    So with only 25 keys, which of the 26 letters of the alphabet do you like least? You could go Roman and use "V" for "U"'s, or drop F and use "PH" instead.

    Or, you can be really revolutionary and go with the Decabet, which will even leave you enough keys for all 0-9 numerals and some punctuation too!

    1. Re:Which letter do you like least? by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Funny

      You can order a pack with an extra 25 keys for the DX1, which will allow you to avoid the indignity of dropping the useless letter "Z" from the alphabet (though it deserves it).

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    2. Re:Which letter do you like least? by Michael+O-P · · Score: 3, Funny

      My daughter Zoë would be pissed.

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    3. Re:Which letter do you like least? by ashmon · · Score: 2, Funny

      Not to mention xenophobes.

      Errrr, wait...

  6. Re:The forgot one of the oldest and best.... by somersault · · Score: 1, Funny

    What would you expect from a guy that walks around fingering his twiddler in public?

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  7. Useless by tlmii · · Score: 2, Funny

    A useless top 10 list... I must be on digg.com

  8. Re:How to make a prototype keyboard? by Kadin2048 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, first, you need to mine some copper ore...

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