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Lalboard – A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand

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Re: Lalboard – A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand

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Post by rickyc091 »

tweetle_beetle wrote: post #11
lucioperca wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cut it in half?

There are many keyboards like that, they are called split keyboards [1]. They use the same underlying principle as a standard keyboard, but just distance and angle the keys differently. The DataHand is a completely different paradigm, using different switches, keys and layout - closer to a chorded keyboard [2], but ergonomic and split. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergonomic_keyboard#Split_keybo... [2] https://en…

A large list of splits for comparison. https://jhelvy.shinyapps.io/splitkbcompare/

Kinesis and Ergodox are generally the two most popular.

Re: Lalboard – A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand

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Post by regularfry »

blackrock wrote: post #12
lucioperca wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.maltron.com/store/p19/Maltron_Single_Hand_Keyboa...

Hmm. Not exactly what I had in mind. What a monstrosity this thing is. They claim you can type up to 85 wpm. I might be able to type faster. I assume that if you’re right-handed, then you’ll use your mouse on your right hand. So you would need the left-handed version of this keyboard. Anyone here ever use it before? Any feedback?

I'm right-handed and use my left hand for mousing. I originally swapped so I wasn't having to move my hand over the number pad to get to and from the keyboard. I don't use a keyboard with a number pad any more, but I've stuck with it. It's quick to learn.

Re: Lalboard – A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand

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Post by adolph »

bsdubernerd wrote: post #5

Kudos to the maker here. This looks gorgeous, and very close to the datahand ads I remember. The datahand was a keyboard fetish of mine, although I always wondered of actually usable it would be, especially considering the learning experience. Keep in mind this keyboard requires chording to obtain all normally usable symbols readily available on a traditional keyboard. Making a clone of my advantage pro (my current a…

Have you tried eye control of the cursor?

The below link is software that came up in internet search to check if eye tracking was in fact a thing:

https://precisiongazemouse.org/

Re: Lalboard – A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand

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Post by bsdubernerd »

adolph wrote: post #24
bsdubernerd wrote: post #5

Kudos to the maker here. This looks gorgeous, and very close to the datahand ads I remember. The datahand was a keyboard fetish of mine, although I always wondered of actually usable it would be, especially considering the learning experience. Keep in mind this keyboard requires chording to obtain all normally usable symbols readily available on a traditional keyboard. Making a clone of my advantage pro (my current a…

Have you tried eye control of the cursor? The below link is software that came up in internet search to check if eye tracking was in fact a thing: https://precisiongazemouse.org/

Not yet, gaze tracking HW was always beyond my economical reach in the past. But this project is super-interesting! Thanks for point this out

Re: Lalboard – A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand

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Post by DanBC »

lionkor wrote: post #4
blackrock wrote: post #3

I wonder if anyone can invent a 1-handed keyboard?

It would be pretty easy with a keyboard like this - just add a key that, while held, activates a seperate layout.

You used to be able to get software versions but Matthias was enforcing its patent.

http://blog.monstuff.com/archives/000021.html

https://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=3067497

Re: Lalboard – A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand

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Post by enragedcacti »

Seeing the name JesusFreke is such a throwback for me. He was really instrumental to the early Android hacking scene on the T-Mobile G1. I remember as a teen not-so-patiently awaiting JF firmware versions to drop so I could try out features like bad multitouch and storing apps on the SD card since the internal memory was so small.
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