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An interesting project, and a nice result, but I'm curious about the goal of not having inscriptions on the keys? You may not look down at the keyboard when typ
by PebblesHD 11y ago
An interesting project, and a nice result, but I'm curious about the goal of not having inscriptions on the keys? You may not look down at the keyboard when typing but what if someone else needs to use it or for whatever reason you cant focus? It seems like needless one-upping, even their website seems to acknowledge that its really only for showing off...
- jen729w 11y agoIf nothing else, it means they can make one version without annoying half the population - in this case me, as a Mac user. It's simple enough to remap the Ctrl/Win/Alt cluster to their Mac equivalents. It's also forced me to be a better touch-typist; I'd never really bothered learning the numbers up until now. I didn't even realise it but I was looking down at them each time I needed them. No more! Aaaaand it does look cool.
- Encosia 11y agoTo be fair, using PC keys might annoy ~10% of the population if you include Linux users, not half. They actually make an Apple version of the variant that does have printed keycaps. But yeah, the stated purpose of the blank keycaps is to force you to become a better typist (citation needed as to whether it actually works).
- djtriptych 11y agoI own an unlabeled Das and I did find it helped me type because it completely takes away the ability to cheat. I ended up having to learn how to type a lot of special symbols w/o cheating.
- PebblesHD 11y agoFair enough, I hadn't really considered the learning aspect that you and @jen729w mention. Neat!
- GuiA 11y agoI have a keyboard without key inscriptions. I prioritize aesthetics over other people being able to use my keyboard (and using a non-conventional layout, most people would be confused by my keyboard anyway).
- PebblesHD 11y agoAn equally valid reason, I use the Bluetooth Apple keyboard for the same reason.