A keyboard for your back

https://medium.com/@tartavull/thor-your-next-keyboard-20b9ce7dd2b1#.831esf3y0

by tartavull • 10 years ago

4 2 10 years ago

Nice work... I really like it and would definitely be willing to give it a shot (and even to build my own if necessary).

I think there are two important concerns that need to be addressed that I didn't notice in the post:

1) The chords used to specify a given key should be a fact-based decision, made using actual data concerning

  a) which keys are actually used most for a given target language  and

  b) which motions are actually least expensive/easiest with this system

so a sensible layout could be determined (like dvorak for classic keyboards); and

2) These things seem to keep your hands pretty busy... though I'd like to stick to only using a keyboard, and usually can 9x% of the time, I still _must_ use the mouse once in a while... so the mouse either must be integrated (as a trackball, motion sensor, or ?) or it must be easy to switch.

Have these aspects been considered/resolved?

tartavull• 10 years ago

Thank you! Choosing an optimal layout based on actual data is a very interesting idea. I'm not sure how you would assign a cost to a finger move, but even with some rough estimated cost might produce something better than my intuitively designed layout

2)I can still use the trackpad while holding the device, but no, is not confortable. Integrating a trackball would be great. I have also learned a fair amount of shortcuts and used stuff like https://vimium.github.io/ to decrease my dependency to a mouse.

A keyboard for your back

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