WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.359 if you're the kind of person who works and plays in front of a keyboard it's 00:00:04.980 --> 00:00:12.360 really worth considering getting something that's at least a little bit ergonomic so that you have hands when 00:00:10.260 --> 00:00:17.160 you're old I've never had an RSI and that's partly because I use an ergonomic 00:00:14.280 --> 00:00:20.400 keyboard at my desk at work this is a pretty ergonomic keyboard it's also kind 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:25.859 of not in some way so let's check it out this is the the uhk that stands for 00:00:23.400 --> 00:00:30.119 ultimate hacking keyboard 60. it's a small keyboard it's a split keyboard and 00:00:28.199 --> 00:00:33.540 it comes with a bunch of modules and stuff because guys just because you're 00:00:31.740 --> 00:00:36.780 going ergonomic doesn't mean it isn't a fun mechanical keyboard lots of 00:00:34.980 --> 00:00:40.200 customization you know it's a fun mechanical keyboard when you get the 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:44.579 telephone cable that's the one that's called Curly little pigtail guy I don't 00:00:42.660 --> 00:00:48.360 know in the Box you get the split keyboard which does combine but look at 00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:53.700 that in a second you get these little guys which appear to be click in feet 00:00:51.059 --> 00:00:58.260 like oh God look at the other one these are like the uh like the stands I think 00:00:55.440 --> 00:01:02.340 that you can flip out to increase the Tilt which you shouldn't do from Arizona 00:00:59.940 --> 00:01:06.960 perspective more on that later also have a combined key switch puller and key cap 00:01:04.500 --> 00:01:11.700 puller branded uhk you also have a branded cable tie properly fixed to this 00:01:09.720 --> 00:01:18.960 table which looks like it's like five feet long oh it's actually USBC to see 00:01:15.479 --> 00:01:21.240 with an adapter to a and that's it for 00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:27.119 the box so where does this plug in I guess it goes into one side of this and 00:01:24.659 --> 00:01:30.900 then the sides are connected by what they call the bridge yeah this actually 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:38.520 stretches pretty far oh where does this go oh there it is on the right module 00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:41.460 there is a USBC Port hidden in there so 00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:46.740 you can plug into that and then run through this little channel oh she's 00:01:44.340 --> 00:01:51.840 tight and it's in and then it runs off that way away from you like that guy in 00:01:49.320 --> 00:01:55.799 and there you have the keyboard so that's the setup but actually I want to 00:01:53.700 --> 00:01:59.399 unplug that if I can because I want to take a bit of an exterior tour of this 00:01:57.479 --> 00:02:04.799 thing there's a lot of info on the back here start with uhk.io start it looks 00:02:03.299 --> 00:02:08.399 like their website is actually fairly robust there's an arrow over here 00:02:06.420 --> 00:02:11.400 pointing to a reset button that tells me that you can reprogram this keyboard and 00:02:10.440 --> 00:02:14.940 if you want to reset the factory settings you just actually do it that 00:02:13.620 --> 00:02:19.920 way which is kind of cool you've got these little pegs with rubber domes on 00:02:17.459 --> 00:02:24.060 them or feet and over here there's kind of a list of the features I don't know 00:02:21.840 --> 00:02:29.400 what agent means adaptive mode Mouse control macro programming copy left 00:02:26.459 --> 00:02:33.959 repair friendly durable and key rollover agent it's the hacker keyboard in terms 00:02:32.040 --> 00:02:38.040 of the ergonomics of this thing the first thing you notice that's weird about it is it's a split keyboard and 00:02:36.540 --> 00:02:42.300 that's good for your shoulders actually so you can actually spread it apart like 00:02:40.200 --> 00:02:45.599 this because it's kind of awkward for us to sit like this 00:02:43.560 --> 00:02:48.420 you naturally want to spread out broaden the chest you know don't collapse your 00:02:46.980 --> 00:02:51.720 shoulders forward so much in like a hunching way a second benefit to having 00:02:50.099 --> 00:02:57.480 the split is something called ulnar deviation if your hands are together on 00:02:54.660 --> 00:03:02.879 a regular keyboard and they go like that that hurts that pinches that can cause 00:02:59.940 --> 00:03:06.180 RSI but as soon as you spread it you're not anymore there's no reason to 00:03:04.560 --> 00:03:09.420 go like this if you have this space if it's nicer to actually you can even go 00:03:07.620 --> 00:03:13.680 like this just come in totally naturally like that now there's two other elements 00:03:11.340 --> 00:03:18.000 to keyboard ergonomics that this as configure is not serving at all one 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:22.080 being extension and pronation so extension let's put these little guys on 00:03:19.739 --> 00:03:25.019 it looks like it just goes right around this foot 00:03:23.519 --> 00:03:28.440 I'll make sure I put this on the right way oh my God those things just really 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:33.900 want to fall apart so you have some options of where you put these things I'm going to show you where to put them 00:03:31.379 --> 00:03:40.019 to be ergonomic right there in the middle now usually 00:03:36.080 --> 00:03:41.519 geez they're delicate okay 00:03:40.019 --> 00:03:46.980 when you see little feet like this they're on your keyboard and they're 00:03:44.580 --> 00:03:49.200 making your keyboard go like this you know they're they're bringing they're 00:03:47.940 --> 00:03:54.299 raising up the edge of the keyboard that's farthest away from you but then I learned about extension so with any 00:03:52.260 --> 00:03:59.099 joint uh well for this joint specifically this is extension this is 00:03:57.360 --> 00:04:03.480 flexion it's bad for you and you'll get an RSI if you're in extension too much 00:04:01.739 --> 00:04:06.239 and so if you actually tilt your keyboard so it's like that you're 00:04:04.860 --> 00:04:11.220 getting more extension you want this joint to actually just be straight across that's ideal or even a little bit 00:04:09.540 --> 00:04:14.939 like that there they are the reason I put them there is for the the final 00:04:13.080 --> 00:04:18.479 dimension of ergonomics on a keyboard which is pronation and I think this one 00:04:16.620 --> 00:04:21.600 affects me the most I even feel this when I'm driving in the car sometimes 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:26.340 I'll hold the steering wheel wrong when your forearm is this way the two bones 00:04:24.419 --> 00:04:31.080 in your forearm which are the ulna and the radius they actually scissor 00:04:28.560 --> 00:04:34.680 like that and they pinch there's tissue in between them that will be pinched and 00:04:33.000 --> 00:04:37.560 they'll get like less blood flow to that tissue and that'll cause you pain so 00:04:36.419 --> 00:04:42.419 you'd actually don't want to use your keyboard like that you want to be like that see that it's very it's pretty 00:04:40.860 --> 00:04:47.639 subtle it's just like my hand is just maybe 30 degrees turn and that's huge 00:04:44.940 --> 00:04:50.759 but now if I just bought this keyboard and I put those on to eliminate 00:04:49.080 --> 00:04:56.100 pronation and I'm sitting there like this you can see I do have some extension there what's the remedy to 00:04:53.520 --> 00:05:02.400 that why it's this accessory sold separately 75 advertised as giving you 00:04:59.880 --> 00:05:07.259 tenting negative tilting look at that see that's that's for you'll actually be 00:05:04.139 --> 00:05:08.780 in flexion and positive tilting which if 00:05:07.259 --> 00:05:12.900 you're raising I don't know I'll try it 75 seems kind of like a lot but let's 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:16.139 see what you get are those even the same size one seems 00:05:14.759 --> 00:05:21.780 longer than the other this on the website they call it's like Beachwood that's been like stained and sanded and 00:05:19.500 --> 00:05:25.919 freaking pickled and brined it's crazy they really want your money they fit 00:05:23.520 --> 00:05:29.820 onto here as you can see from this little GIF so simply oh this module is 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:33.180 actually wider than the other one because I guess because it has these 00:05:31.680 --> 00:05:38.240 keys oh my God you guys got to work on that 00:05:36.300 --> 00:05:42.720 part okay let's say I fit that together this is meant to just slide on here 00:05:41.340 --> 00:05:46.620 this it looks so easy in the animation I 00:05:45.300 --> 00:05:49.800 guess I'm supposed to use the hardware that comes with it a little handle on 00:05:48.539 --> 00:05:54.919 here it's kind of like a little purse there it is that looks cool looks more 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:57.960 complete and still separates 00:05:54.919 --> 00:05:59.940 very soft very soft on the pumps feels 00:05:57.960 --> 00:06:04.919 good man now how does it work with these though and how does it add negative and 00:06:02.520 --> 00:06:10.259 positive tenting it just seems to extend it 00:06:06.660 --> 00:06:13.139 okay two feet start simple 00:06:10.259 --> 00:06:18.720 that's not right don't do it this way here's the configuration with the 00:06:15.300 --> 00:06:21.600 negative tilting that's pretty cool 00:06:18.720 --> 00:06:25.220 now can I config it so I also get tenting take these off 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:33.660 okay oh no oh my God they say that on 00:06:31.979 --> 00:06:39.960 there open and lock there's like some arrow action on here 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:41.400 okay that solves one problem 00:06:39.960 --> 00:06:46.680 probably says that the manual or something I don't know if you can see this but I have different orientations 00:06:44.819 --> 00:06:49.800 of these feet one's going down one's going sideways but that's just to show 00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:54.180 you the options this is pretty much the config I would use because I think the 00:06:52.199 --> 00:06:58.620 the tending is more important than the extension it looks pretty smart it looks 00:06:56.699 --> 00:07:02.220 cool there are other colors I probably would have gotten a different color the 00:06:59.940 --> 00:07:06.720 black looks sharp your executive Sleek gamery but I gotta say I'm partial to 00:07:04.500 --> 00:07:11.039 the mustard real quick mention about the switches that come with this thing as 00:07:09.479 --> 00:07:17.039 mentioned it comes with this right so that means that you can actually pull the switch right out of here hot 00:07:14.639 --> 00:07:19.919 swappable switches that's awesome put whatever switches you want in here as 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:25.979 long as they're compatible with this standard configuration what they offer 00:07:22.800 --> 00:07:29.520 on the website is kale switches either 00:07:25.979 --> 00:07:32.039 red brown or blue and either these kind 00:07:29.520 --> 00:07:36.479 of cross stem the Box stem or the circular silent stem right now there's 00:07:34.380 --> 00:07:39.180 no extra cost for the different switches they're all the same price but there is 00:07:37.800 --> 00:07:43.800 a footnote that says that the particularly Island switches May cost 00:07:41.520 --> 00:07:49.319 more in the future just be aware of that they are double shot PBT keycaps so the 00:07:47.099 --> 00:07:53.160 light on the RGB which this does have per key RGB I should plug this puppy in 00:07:51.300 --> 00:07:58.199 it'll shine right through the switch there is screen printing for the 00:07:55.800 --> 00:08:00.840 secondary layers down there on the legend that's not gonna be as durable 00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:05.160 but you shouldn't be touching it as much I'm going to plug it in to see the lights but more importantly I want to 00:08:03.360 --> 00:08:08.039 mess with these modules which seem super cool how do they interact with these 00:08:06.900 --> 00:08:12.660 little clicks that are on here there's so many 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by default what that is is an indication of what layout you're 00:08:50.160 --> 00:08:57.720 using on your keyboard you can actually go switch if you hold down function two 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:59.820 dvo is Dvorak good luck everyone always 00:08:57.720 --> 00:09:02.820 wanted to try it the new cool Mac which is amalgam between QWERTY and dwarx is 00:09:01.740 --> 00:09:07.920 supposed to be a little more accessible and then you switch over to going 00:09:04.920 --> 00:09:09.839 between the Mac version of that now 00:09:07.920 --> 00:09:15.120 let's check out these cool things this one says ultimate hacking keyboard 00:09:11.580 --> 00:09:19.740 module trackball the least sold module 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:22.140 65 bucks it goes on this side only 00:09:19.740 --> 00:09:27.660 looks like it only fits in this one spot those pipes which are cut male go into 00:09:24.899 --> 00:09:31.320 this female and you don't have them in the same spot on this side cool there's 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:35.820 a little trackball on there now that's funky it doesn't click itself but it 00:09:33.839 --> 00:09:40.080 does have two little clicky buttons here I would say it feels a little cheaper 00:09:38.279 --> 00:09:44.399 than the rest of the keyboard it's pretty light 00:09:42.240 --> 00:09:47.940 kind of Radley there's no satisfying click at the end kind of just slides 00:09:46.019 --> 00:09:51.420 linearly on the rails one thing I look for in my ergonomic keyboards is thumb 00:09:49.740 --> 00:09:55.260 clusters your thumbs are your strongest digit makes no sense that on a regular 00:09:53.339 --> 00:09:59.220 qwerty keyboard you only use it for space bar and you pretty much only have 00:09:56.940 --> 00:10:03.779 you know one key shared by both of them on the keyboard that I use I use these 00:10:01.560 --> 00:10:07.740 for like four or five buttons each putting mod here is a is probably a 00:10:06.060 --> 00:10:11.700 waste personally I don't really like having to go to a second layer which is 00:10:09.839 --> 00:10:16.200 another reason I don't I hate that I hate the fact that a lot of Ergo 00:10:13.380 --> 00:10:20.399 keyboards are small keyboards dumb because that's not ergonomic ergonomic 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:24.360 is a 10 key list but they never make them like that they always make them 00:10:21.660 --> 00:10:28.920 these cool little funky guys which is great too but I would rather not have to 00:10:26.820 --> 00:10:33.420 go into any function layers like the reason I use the keyboard I have at my 00:10:30.420 --> 00:10:36.240 desk is because it has F Keys you can't 00:10:33.420 --> 00:10:40.080 get that on so many Ergo keyboards okay let's check out this touchpad that's 00:10:37.680 --> 00:10:44.040 cool too the more you can put onto the keyboard so that you don't have to reach 00:10:41.760 --> 00:10:49.860 over here for the Mouse which is pretty not ergonomic the better so is this 00:10:47.399 --> 00:10:54.060 compatible with this no it kind of looks like it goes in the same spot as the 00:10:51.660 --> 00:10:58.019 trackpad that makes sense they have the same roll 00:10:55.980 --> 00:11:01.920 um as long as I can actually oh look at that I'm flipping around over there I'm 00:10:59.579 --> 00:11:05.220 trying to click and it doesn't appear to actually click all right we're set up 00:11:03.480 --> 00:11:10.260 properly now with the software which is called Agent that's why the picture and 00:11:08.339 --> 00:11:14.279 it's actually kind of cool you can unplug these modules and just see it 00:11:12.420 --> 00:11:19.019 disappear plug it back in and there it is and it 00:11:16.500 --> 00:11:22.980 says left click but unfortunately I have found no ability to click on anything 00:11:21.360 --> 00:11:28.560 with it so I don't know what the deal is with that let's see if I put the 00:11:24.899 --> 00:11:30.720 trackpad in if those clicks will work 00:11:28.560 --> 00:11:36.720 The mousing Works no problem this little bastard stay there uh hello why is my 00:11:34.800 --> 00:11:42.360 whole left side's gone let me plug that bridge in better let me redo it 00:11:40.019 --> 00:11:44.880 come on side and my module is not showing up here 00:11:43.920 --> 00:11:49.920 either oh there it is 00:11:47.040 --> 00:11:53.700 maybe that was the problem weird Okay so funky behavior and let's see if I can 00:11:52.380 --> 00:11:58.800 click on stuff nope even though it's mapped to left 00:11:55.920 --> 00:12:02.820 click right there this click that does nothing either so weird though because 00:12:00.600 --> 00:12:07.920 if I go back to paint I was able to use this clip see I can 00:12:06.300 --> 00:12:12.200 draw but I couldn't click on anything in their software and what if I use 00:12:12.779 --> 00:12:20.579 I can't click on that so what the heck what's the logic here firmware 00:12:18.420 --> 00:12:24.540 okay now what because it does have to restart things nope here we go set up 00:12:22.260 --> 00:12:28.459 ready to go trackball Mouse isn't working just Well it's worse now I'm 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:33.300 just gonna you're gonna unplug it firmware update failed nice yeah so it 00:12:31.380 --> 00:12:39.000 wasn't done cannot find connected device if a USB 00:12:36.420 --> 00:12:43.139 port launch agent again cannot find your USA please plug it in well it appears we 00:12:41.279 --> 00:12:47.579 have a brick of the keyboard it no longer turns on but this is a thing that 00:12:46.139 --> 00:12:50.880 happens apparently so they actually have a page on their website about how to 00:12:49.440 --> 00:12:57.320 unbrick it so all we need to do is open up the back and short a couple of little 00:12:53.519 --> 00:12:57.320 pads here so I'm going to unplug it 00:12:57.899 --> 00:13:04.560 there it is frame come off there's the little things 00:13:01.860 --> 00:13:08.279 we gotta jump oh God stuff's already happening so now 00:13:06.660 --> 00:13:12.540 I fix uh we're back to where we started all 00:13:11.040 --> 00:13:16.920 right at this point I'm just gonna continue evaluating the other modules 00:13:15.240 --> 00:13:21.240 that I wanted to show you your mileage may vary as to whether or not the clicks 00:13:18.839 --> 00:13:24.660 work out of the box install the newest firmware from the GitHub page I don't 00:13:23.700 --> 00:13:29.579 think it's on their website you actually have to go to GitHub which is stupid make sure it's done before you unplug it 00:13:27.660 --> 00:13:33.240 I'm not sure that's what happened uh if it does get brick try doing the reset 00:13:31.500 --> 00:13:37.320 the unbricking page it was actually pretty easy 00:13:34.740 --> 00:13:41.399 um and if it gets super bricked like ours then good luck on having a keyboard 00:13:39.300 --> 00:13:45.540 for a couple of weeks while they do all the shipping and everything but here's 00:13:42.899 --> 00:13:50.519 the rest okay this one is the track point is very much like the like the 00:13:47.579 --> 00:13:55.800 track Ball but it's you know that Lenovo nipple guy the health I think I did that 00:13:52.440 --> 00:13:57.600 too rough here it is the nipple came 00:13:55.800 --> 00:14:01.860 right off let's go on here it's kind of weird for 00:13:59.880 --> 00:14:06.480 all of these especially the trackpad to use your thumb this one without seeing 00:14:04.560 --> 00:14:11.100 the feedback on the screen it feels like I'm not actually doing anything like it 00:14:08.880 --> 00:14:15.120 I can't feel the joystick rocking over uh it also has clicks it's pretty 00:14:13.260 --> 00:14:19.860 similar the other one and then finally the thing I'm most likely to get a 00:14:17.579 --> 00:14:24.360 couple keys this actually goes on the other side so this is the one module 00:14:22.139 --> 00:14:29.040 we've seen where you can have it in combination with another that's great 00:14:26.339 --> 00:14:33.839 and as I said before I love thumb action so that's kind of a reach to get way 00:14:30.959 --> 00:14:38.339 over there I probably wouldn't use these for much I might use this for like 00:14:35.880 --> 00:14:43.079 home and end like a seldom used kind of like destination key you might say 00:14:40.380 --> 00:14:46.680 whereas this mod key is where I'd like to have like backspace and this one 00:14:45.060 --> 00:14:50.040 that's right there is like something decisive like enter 00:14:48.240 --> 00:14:54.899 um speaking of enter they don't have an ISO layout like European style with you 00:14:52.920 --> 00:14:58.980 know the tall ass enter button that thing's cursed I don't blame them for 00:14:56.699 --> 00:15:02.820 not having that use this instead it's so annoying and hard to get used to when 00:15:01.139 --> 00:15:06.959 your pinky reaches over to hit enter and it just doesn't I think going the other 00:15:04.680 --> 00:15:11.100 direction is easier to learn so you know adapt or die there's another little 00:15:08.940 --> 00:15:13.860 thing on here it's like there's its own little trackball right here and does 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:20.040 that click it does and that's a click too this dude 00:15:17.820 --> 00:15:24.240 this has like a full three click Mouse built into it this is the best value if 00:15:21.959 --> 00:15:27.839 they're all 65 bucks this is like two modules in one that's the one to get if 00:15:26.279 --> 00:15:34.019 you're on a budge update all is well with the world we got 00:15:31.019 --> 00:15:36.779 it fixed all we did was hold the wires 00:15:34.019 --> 00:15:40.620 across those two little jumpers for longer hold them for longer and actually 00:15:38.760 --> 00:15:45.959 throughout the duration of the firmer flashing I'm not sure if that was required but that's what we did and it 00:15:43.920 --> 00:15:49.380 works now uh the other thing was about the clicks not working even though they 00:15:47.699 --> 00:15:52.680 seem to be mapped in the software we got that working too all we did was map them 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:57.839 to something else and then back to the clicks and then they worked as as 00:15:54.600 --> 00:15:59.220 intended so it's all good user error 00:15:57.839 --> 00:16:02.220 Don't Unplug it before it's done flashing the firmware my bad with all 00:16:01.199 --> 00:16:06.839 that considered what are my final thoughts on this keyboard I think it's 00:16:04.560 --> 00:16:11.639 definitely a contender for your roster of Ergo gaming type keyboards although 00:16:10.320 --> 00:16:15.480 you don't have to be a gamer it has a very clean look if it could fit in your 00:16:13.620 --> 00:16:19.440 minimalist setup as well especially if you go for the white chassis it's a 00:16:17.459 --> 00:16:23.639 little bit expensive yes but honestly you always pay premium for Ergo I don't 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:27.120 really know why because they're wacky I guess but it's pretty cool the modules 00:16:25.560 --> 00:16:32.820 aren't really selling me they're kind of awkward to use with with your right thumb especially the trackpad one but 00:16:31.320 --> 00:16:36.839 it's cool that they exist I will probably go for the key cluster the 00:16:34.980 --> 00:16:41.639 thing with Ergo keyboards is you have particular needs keyboards have lots of 00:16:38.940 --> 00:16:45.120 different dimensions of quality so just look at five or six consider the price 00:16:43.440 --> 00:16:48.620 pick the one you think fits you the best so it's worth looking at