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It's nice that there is so much innovation in keyboards the last year 2-3 years, in an area that seems to have been stagnant in the 2-3 decades before that. We

by roel_v 11y ago

It's nice that there is so much innovation in keyboards the last year 2-3 years, in an area that seems to have been stagnant in the 2-3 decades before that. We have the Ergodox (and the EZ in a few weeks), the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard and Keyboardio in 2016 (well, that's the crowdfunded planning - make of that what you will), there are (in the non-split area) many different high-quality 10-key less and mini variations, keycap customization is turning into a micromarket of itself, etc.

lumpypua 11y ago
Innovation in details sure, but switches with fancy feels and keycaps aren't revolutionary. I'd really like a Datahand[1] -esque keyboard for under a grand, but I doubt it'll ever happen. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DataHand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DataHand
- melling 11y ago
  There's an open source version called DodoHand. https://github.com/dodohand/dodohand?files=1 https://github.com/dodohand/dodohand?files=1 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41422.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41422.0
- DanBC 11y ago
  I'd really like a nice hardware Frogpad, but I think they got clobbered by patents. (And lack of interest).
  - gozo 11y ago
    Any idea if it is, or what is, actually patented? The hardware wouldn't be very hard to make if one can live with normal height keys.
    - DanBC 11y ago
      I think the half-keyboard stuff. http://blog.monstuff.com/archives/000021.html http://blog.monstuff.com/archives/000021.html
- leoc 11y ago
  The Ergodox design has one very significant advance over standard keyboards (besides the NKRO), the large cluster of buttons accessible to each thumb. The glaring omission is the the lack of any kind of mouse-pointer control. It's an odd decision to spend maybe $240 US https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ergodox-ez-an-incredible-mechanical-keyboard#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ergodox-ez-an-incredible-... on a keyboard that will still leave you moving your hand on and off your mouse all day. Come to think of it, for that kind of money it would be nice to get Velotype http://www.velotype.com/en/ http://www.velotype.com/en/ / Veyboard http://www.veyboard.nl/ http://www.veyboard.nl/ -style wrist keys as well.

by roel_v 11y ago

lumpypua 11y ago

Innovation in details sure, but switches with fancy feels and keycaps aren't revolutionary. I'd really like a Datahand[1] -esque keyboard for under a grand, but I doubt it'll ever happen. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DataHand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DataHand

melling 11y ago
There's an open source version called DodoHand. https://github.com/dodohand/dodohand?files=1 https://github.com/dodohand/dodohand?files=1 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41422.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41422.0
DanBC 11y ago
I'd really like a nice hardware Frogpad, but I think they got clobbered by patents. (And lack of interest).
- gozo 11y ago
  Any idea if it is, or what is, actually patented? The hardware wouldn't be very hard to make if one can live with normal height keys.
  - DanBC 11y ago
    I think the half-keyboard stuff. http://blog.monstuff.com/archives/000021.html http://blog.monstuff.com/archives/000021.html
leoc 11y ago
The Ergodox design has one very significant advance over standard keyboards (besides the NKRO), the large cluster of buttons accessible to each thumb. The glaring omission is the the lack of any kind of mouse-pointer control. It's an odd decision to spend maybe $240 US https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ergodox-ez-an-incredible-mechanical-keyboard#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ergodox-ez-an-incredible-... on a keyboard that will still leave you moving your hand on and off your mouse all day. Come to think of it, for that kind of money it would be nice to get Velotype http://www.velotype.com/en/ http://www.velotype.com/en/ / Veyboard http://www.veyboard.nl/ http://www.veyboard.nl/ -style wrist keys as well.