chorded keyboard

Exercise while doing an office desk job—even if you’re glued to a computer all day—thanks to this new typing-themed “incidental exercise” keyboard-replacement gym!

Feb 1, 2021

Culture

chorded keyboard, fitness, gym, keyboard, keyboard replacement, typing gym, workout, workout keyboard, workout typing

Background: Many people spend their entire workday sitting down, typing on a keyboard. The issue: Sitting all day is generally considered to be sub-optimal for human health, and typing on a keyboard (Figure 1) may lead to certain types of repetitive stress injury. In order to fix this, we need a way to allow keyboard-focused…
Upon seeing this cell phone and realizing it is not for sale, you will gnash and grind your teeth in rage. Dentists hate it!

Nov 9, 2015

Design, Phones, Technology, UI / UX

cell phone, chorded keyboard, phone, touchscreen

Background: Nearly all modern cell phones have the same touch-screen form factor. Except for a few buttons of low importance (e.g. volume adjustment, power, camera shutter), all interaction is done through the screen itself. The issue: This style of interaction makes use of only one finger, and leaves the remaining four fingers with nothing to…