Forum Overview :: American McGee's Honda Civic :: Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards

[quote name="Ray, of Light"][quote name="bastage"]In practice it's not nearly as gay as it sounds[/quote] Since I'm about to review a product I've never used, I'll give it 5/5 Shuriken to start: <b>§§§§§</b>. [quote name="Keyboard++ FAQ"]<b>What do I do to touch type?</b> [...] no pressure or force is needed to input characters.[/quote] Translation: No key travel. Minus 1/2 <b>§§§§¤</b>. [quote]<b>Can I rest my fingers, palms, or entire hands on the surface without causing unwanted input?</b> ... most isolated finger taps near keys are interpreted as typing, so you must be careful to only tap the keys you intend. ... - single finger taps convert to typing - multi-finger touch means mouse, gesture, or resting [/quote] I have a similar device on my laptop, called the "Rectangle of Mystery". While typing, inadvertent contact with RoM is randomly penalized: maybe a window focus change, or maybe a new text selection (which your next keystroke will erase), or maybe by clicking the "Go Fucking Crazy' icon that was under the mouse pointer. Minus 1. <b>§§§¤</b> [quote]<b>How fast can people type on the TouchStream ST/LP?</b> Touch typists can achieve up to 70 wpm on the QWERTY layout once they master Zero-Force typing. [/quote] To recap: once I learn Xtreme Typing, I can expect (up to) half of current speed, and recoup the difference by Undoing with gentle carresses instead of control-Z? Minus 1. <b>§§¤</b> [quote]<b>Will the TouchStream key layouts include a numberpad?</b> ... embedded in the right hand alphabetic layout like on laptops,[/quote] A three hundred dollar keyboard product's description should not contain the words "like on laptops." Minus 1. <b>§¤</b> [quote]<b>Is there any audible feedback when typing?</b> ... the KeyTick utility ... lets you choose clicking sounds ranging from a whistle to an old-fashioned typewriter. [/quote] I'm being generous, here, by deducting only a half. Not for lack of audible feedback, but for making a utility that fucking <i>whistles</i> on each keypress. <b>§</b> <hr> Final score: <b>§</b> One out of five sounds bad, but it still beats most other replacements and comes close to the default 101-key's score of 3. I sentence this device to five years' hard development. Ray![/quote]