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For a portable device I'd love to see a layout/controller like this [0]. I owned one for a while over 10 years ago, and while it took a while to get used to it,
by fer 4y ago
For a portable device I'd love to see a layout/controller like this [0]. I owned one for a while over 10 years ago, and while it took a while to get used to it, it was great for typing text. I gave up on it because I rely a lot on hjkl for movement everywhere and symbols for programming weren't super accessible, so it wasn't really all that convenient for my main use case, but I'd use it over any 7-inch physical keyboard (or virtual keyboard, of course).
Personally I don't think there's a good traditional (as in, flat and square mesh of keys) keyboard in those size ranges. For me it's regular keyboard if there's space, gamepad-like at around the 7 inch size, then BlackBerry style if any smaller.
[0] http://www.alphagrips.com/ http://www.alphagrips.com/
- txbuck 4y agoAs far as ergonomics go, a controller-like form-factor is almost definitely the current ideal for a portable, carry-able, holdable keyboard. Obviously just slapping QWERTY on it wholesale may not be the best idea, and doing the R&D for a more appropriate layout or entirely different approach to input could be costly. carriers for phones or other devices could also complicate it. Might be the reason there aren't more on the market? Is there anything like it out there now? I searched around for something like this a while back, wasn't really satisfied with my findings, and haven't been able to stop thinking about it since.