RSI-Relief

If, like I do, you have a soft spot in your heart (and perhaps an empty spot in your wallet) for unusual input devices, you’ll enjoy reading Mikael Svärdh’s article at Fosfor Gadgets, The Top 10 Weirdest Keyboards Ever.
Here’s the list:

Roll-up Keyboard
The Wrist Keyboard
Maltron 3D Ergonomic Keyboard
The SafeType Keyboard
Virtual Laser Keyboard
The Frogpad
The Twiddler 2
The Orbitouch
The [...]

In How To Mouse Goofy, Meg Hourihan offers an interesting story about how she learned to use the mouse with her left hand (she’s a natural righty).
The “goofy” in the title is a skateboarding reference. Most skateboarders ride with their left foot on the front of the board; this is called the “normal” stance. [...]

Jeremy Atkinson has a reviw of the Evoluent Vertical Mouse 2 (Is the VerticalMouse 2 Worth a Thumbs Up?) at ExtremeTech.com.
We’d reported on an earlier review of the mouse, from LIVEdigitally.com nearly a year ago. So the mouse has been available for awhile, but is apparently still gaining attention.

There’s a review of the DataHand Ergonomic Keyboard at atpm.com. Paul Fatula discusses this unusual input device and how it can be useful for RSI sufferers:
One of the ways the Datahand helps to reduce RSI-related pain comes through requiring far less finger movement to type than do other keyboards. Each finger rests in a “well,” [...]

Dr. Taraneh Razavi, a staff doctor at Google, has posted an article on the Google Blog (Avoiding RSI) about dealing with repetitive stress injury in the workplace.
The article rightly points out the best way to avoid RSI:
The key to treatment is prevention. Research shows that injuries decrease and productivity increases when employers encourage stretch breaks [...]