I am continually amazed at the lengths people will go to to complicate a very simple and elegant machine. The traditional motorcycle chassis is simply a lever rotating around the headstock allowing its rider to balance with just a few newtons input into either handlebar. Once in motion it is inherently stable (due to the gyro force of the wheels spinning) and must be 'knocked' off of its present course with a mild rider input. Of course at rest, there is the possibility of it falling over, but, the lever still works when stationary, albeit with slightly more force required, and the rider can always put a foot down for extra stability.
Are we a richer people for having downloaded an 'app' to do this, or would we be happier if we just used our minds and learned how to do stuff?!
Take a look at the Fingerworks Touchstream. It doesn't have keys as such, its just a big laptop touch pad with keys marked on it. No need for a mouse, as you can just move various combinations of fingers on its surface. To answer your points:
CAPS lock is achieved by tapping four fingers of each hand above the home row.
Your right hand controls a load of useful symbol keys (including some timesavers like//, ->, and !=). You still have to use a shift combination, but it is even easier than no.1.
Yep its split, the return key is under your right thumb. All the F keys plus scroll lock, num lock, backspace and delete are moved to the center.
Gestures are used to perform actions like cut and paste / undo redo etc. (just like in Minority Report (sort of!)). Very cool.
Control is 4 fingers of left hand tapped above the home row. Easy.
It is quite expensive($339 / 250), but its worth it when you finally learn how to use it (it has taken me about 3 months to get back up to my old typing speed, although everything else is more productive due to lack of mouse).
It comes with software for mapping the keys as you want them, and also for creating your own gestures. The keyboard itself is linux/OSX/win friendly, as is the software for key/gesture mapping.
Of course there may be other people who have a different view of the 'defining characteristics' of humans, and so would prefer that a three or four day old cluster of cells was not used for research.
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I am continually amazed at the lengths people will go to to complicate a very simple and elegant machine. The traditional motorcycle chassis is simply a lever rotating around the headstock allowing its rider to balance with just a few newtons input into either handlebar. Once in motion it is inherently stable (due to the gyro force of the wheels spinning) and must be 'knocked' off of its present course with a mild rider input. Of course at rest, there is the possibility of it falling over, but, the lever still works when stationary, albeit with slightly more force required, and the rider can always put a foot down for extra stability.
Are we a richer people for having downloaded an 'app' to do this, or would we be happier if we just used our minds and learned how to do stuff?!
- CAPS lock is achieved by tapping four fingers of each hand above the home row.
- Your right hand controls a load of useful symbol keys (including some timesavers like
//, ->, and !=). You still have to use a shift combination, but it is even easier than no.1.
- Yep its split, the return key is under your right thumb. All the F keys plus scroll lock, num lock, backspace and delete are moved to the center.
- Gestures are used to perform actions like cut and paste / undo redo etc. (just like in Minority Report (sort of!)). Very cool.
- Control is 4 fingers of left hand tapped above the home row. Easy.
- It is quite expensive($339 / 250), but its worth it when you finally learn how to use it (it has taken me about 3 months to get back up to my old typing speed, although everything else is more productive due to lack of mouse).
- It comes with software for mapping the keys as you want them, and also for creating your own gestures. The keyboard itself is linux/OSX/win friendly, as is the software for key/gesture mapping.
I am typing this on a Touchstream btw.Of course there may be other people who have a different view of the 'defining characteristics' of humans, and so would prefer that a three or four day old cluster of cells was not used for research.