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No thanks. I'm very much comfortable with my 5$ keyboard.

But the other people on teh interwebs are gonna laugh at you!

Ha hah ha! I laugh at your $5 keyboard, poor person!1
Eh hem... I mean, whatever suits you. I'm interested to learn what the sales are going to be for this keyboard. High, because hospitals will buy them for frequent patient use? Or low, because the patients at the hospital won't care to spend $150 on a keyboard they aren't going to use? (We all know you only need two thumbs to type on your smartphone(or 2 fingers(or one finger with that swype feature))).

I truned my old idiot keyboard into a genius by buying a $5 wrist pad for it.

I've been using a $5 walmart keyboard ever since I spilled beer on my last $100 one. I just can't justify spending that kind of money on something that I drink around frequently and is easily destroyed by said drink. I mean I COULD quit drinking (and my COD 4 kill/death ratio would surely improve), but I'd rather use a crappy keyboard.

I feel sorry for anyone who spent their quality time working and creating this worthless keyboard.

What?! a keyboard that just slides around every now and then? that would just get annoying!

i don't think it looks that bad... too expensive though, can get something much nicer with pretty lights on it for cheaper

Anyone else notice this keyboard isn't very smart? Each key only knows 2 things, On and Off. That isn't very intelligent. Now the Optimus is a smart keyboard. Each key has its own memory chip and can be an Browser Quick Launch button, or a Forward Button, or whatever I want with icon included. Thats a smart keyboard.

Any touch-typer will tell you that muscle memory is absolutely vital to typing speed, and also that the most subtle change can throw you off. I can type far faster on my own keyboard than my friends' keyboards, because I'm more used to the feel of mine. The keys may be in the same shape and position, but there are more variables than just that (key texture, sound, pressure, wobble).
My point is that any keyboard that regularly shifts any part of itself around would ultimately bug the crap out of me. Human muscle memory is quite suited to adapt. Having two things trying to adapt to each other makes it all a moving target problem.

I'm sure there's someone out there with wrist pain that this will be wonderful for, though. But personally I'd rather spend $5 on a keyboard that doesn't move than even $5 on one that does.

Why not just by 2 cheap keyboards with different ergonomic layouts and then alternate between them?

Are so many people that bad at using a keyboard?

I like my free one better.

All features that I find useless.

I agree with not buying expensive keyboards, because I myself destroyed plenty of them by spilling or taking them apart for cleaning (both doable on a standard 5$ keyboard).

I'd love a device that moves itself around according to my hand's position so I won't have to move it myself, that would be comfortable. When I type for extended periods of time, I noticed that i move my keyboard around A LOT. So much so that I managed to damage the finish on my desk. This device might be interesting to test-drive.

Also I FKING HATE these new slim-key keyboards. The feel like shart. I like BIG KEYS with MODERATE TRAVEL that don't wobble and a decent amount of space between them. I can barely type on my new laptop without pressing 2 keys at once.

Along with your 5 dollar computer?

If you're OK with foregoing the motorization, the Microsoft Natural series of keyboards will do the same thing for less than $10. Hell, you can probably find someone trying to get rid of one at a garage sale for under a buck.

You probably want a Das Keyboard, a famous example of mechanical key switch keyboards made in the modern day. That or slim down those fingers with some finger-ups and finger-curls. 30 minutes a day is all it takes to build a better you!

off subject, but is the person in the video wearing a Yama-ka?

I think I would buy that if it DIDNT move. Looks great and I love ergonomic keyboards.

I would love to try out this keyboard. Unlike some of you young slobs, I keep my keyboard immaculate, so cost is not an object for me IF it actually is such an ergonomic wonder. I'm on a keyboard all day long at work, so RSI is a daily risk for me. I'm not likely to buy this though, because I have yet to find another ergonomic keyboard with a touchpad right where I like it (currently using an Adesso touchpad keyboard). It helps alleviate my shoulder strain from too much mousing. Middle age sucks. I miss my days of gaming all day long with a $5 keyboard.

I must be the only person in the world who uses their index finger on their right hand to hit the 'B' key instead of the left hand. I can't stand keyboards that have a split down the middle like this because I like to hit the 'B' key with my right hand. If it wasn't for that I'd probably really like the idea.

$ 149 for keyboard?
are you out of your freaking mind?

THE_Ted: You're not alone. I also must have an odd finger-key-behaviour because keyboards with split key areas drive me crazy. For example, I definitely also experience the "B-button-problem".

Despite the insanely high price, this is the best ergonomic keyboard ever created. The one and only competitor to this keyboard is the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 and the Smartfish Engage keyboard beats it hands down. Your keyboard should adjust to your hands, not the other way around.

Nice idea. I tend to like the cheap keyboards and simpler mouses, but if I ever thought I needed something ergonomic beyond my jelly pad, I consider their stuff ..

Nice idea. I tend to like the cheap keyboards and simpler mouses, but if I ever thought I needed something ergonomic beyond my jelly pad, I consider their stuff ..

Hey, its not the $2000 OLED keyboard...

Buy a ThinkPad, they have "old style" real keys, not the modern "Island" keys started by Apple and now copied by everyone. The ThinkPad L series starts at about $600 (14~15") with generic layout. ThinkPad T series is a more pro-level layout (which I prefer) but they start at $900. Go to the Lenovo site... mail order is about 5~9 days typically (free shipping I think).

My Desktop keyboard was made in 1997... yep, its 14 years old! Its not even a PS/2 type... but an OLD AT connector with an adapter. I'll be using it on my next PC upgrade later this year... I'm very used to it and will MISS it when it does. It doesn't have DECALS for letters on the keys... but real two-plastic construction (the letters will never wear off) that Keyboard markers stop doing about 6+ years ago. Some HP keyboards use paint...

The lighted keyboards are simply painted clear keys.

You could just buy two $12 keyboards, one ergonomic and one not.. swap them every day.. problem solved.

That's a wicked keyboard. Personally not a fan of split types, but it looks cool.