News Archive for June, 2006
Top 10 Weirdest Keyboards Ever
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 [...]
How To Switch Mouse Hands
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. [...]
Another Evoluent Vertical Mouse 2 Review
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.
DataHand Ergonomic Keyboard Reviewed
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 [...]
Avoiding RSI at Google
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 [...]
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