Beyond Numbers, December 1st, 2005
In the olden days, people used keyboards to communicate with their computers, and were satisfied. Nowadays, things are much more interesting-or complicated, depending on your point of view-with far more input devices for computer users to choose from.
Here's a brief rundown of what's out there:
Keyboards
The basic rectangular keyboard is still ubiquitous, but the increasing prevalence of repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) has led to the development of new, more ergonomic designs. Datahand Systems (www.datahand. com), Kinesis (www.kinesis.com), and Maltron (www.maltron.com) are a few of the c...
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