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January 7th, 2010, 08:05
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The crew at Smartfish (http://engadget.com/tag/smartfish) have been working overtime on their world hunger-ending, carpal tunnel-killing, and totally innovative peripherals, and they're finally ready to introduce the complement to its ErgoMotion mouse (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/smartfish-ergomotion-mouse-fights-off-rsi-with-a-bit-of-wobble/): the ErgoMotion keyboard. We got to lay our overworked, underfed fingers on a prototype on display at Digital Experience, and although it's certainly nifty, we can't say we're rushing to buy one. Our key presses felt somewhat shallow, but we'll cut the crew a little slack because it's still a prototype. The selling point here is the fact that the keyboard itself is segmented in two, and is programmed to reconfigure itself periodically -- a phenomenon that definitely takes some getting used to. The movements, although subtle, are definitely noticeable, but see for yourself in the videos after the break.
Gallery: Smartfish ErgoMotion Keyboard fingers-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-06-ergomotion-3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/2590655/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-06-ergomotion-1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/2590651/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-06-ergomotion-0_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/2590647/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-06-ergomotion-2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/2590654/)
Gallery: Smartfish ErgoMotion Keyboard (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-kb-side_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590660/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-kb-sidehands_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590661/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-kb-top-stage1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590662/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-kb-top-stage3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590663/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-keyboard_blk_persp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590664/)
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The crew at Smartfish (http://engadget.com/tag/smartfish) have been working overtime on their world hunger-ending, carpal tunnel-killing, and totally innovative peripherals, and they're finally ready to introduce the complement to its ErgoMotion mouse (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/smartfish-ergomotion-mouse-fights-off-rsi-with-a-bit-of-wobble/): the ErgoMotion keyboard. We got to lay our overworked, underfed fingers on a prototype on display at Digital Experience, and although it's certainly nifty, we can't say we're rushing to buy one. Our key presses felt somewhat shallow, but we'll cut the crew a little slack because it's still a prototype. The selling point here is the fact that the keyboard itself is segmented in two, and is programmed to reconfigure itself periodically -- a phenomenon that definitely takes some getting used to. The movements, although subtle, are definitely noticeable, but see for yourself in the videos after the break.
Gallery: Smartfish ErgoMotion Keyboard fingers-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-06-ergomotion-3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/2590655/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-06-ergomotion-1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/2590651/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-06-ergomotion-0_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/2590647/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-06-ergomotion-2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard-fingers-on/2590654/)
Gallery: Smartfish ErgoMotion Keyboard (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-kb-side_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590660/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-kb-sidehands_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590661/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-kb-top-stage1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590662/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-kb-top-stage3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590663/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/sf-keyboard_blk_persp_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/smartfish-ergomotion-keyboard/2590664/)
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