WTF?? A 3-Dimensional Keyboard??
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2018-05-06
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1,306 words · ~6 min read
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there are two kinds of companies followers
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and leaders some keyboard manufacturers approach the
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problem of ergonomics by taking your standard qwerty keyboard and sprinkling
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in a little bend here and some separation there
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but leaders they have true courage they use
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first principles thinking to build new products from the ground up
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and the safe type keyboard turns the whole idea of a keyboard
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on its side and then down normal
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and then on its other side but is this
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290 dollar command center the answer to
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your rsi cries or are these guys coming
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at this from completely the wrong
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angle
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okay let's just get this out of the way the safe types layout is pretty
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unconventional the alpha portion of the keyboard has been split into two equal
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halves and rotated making it the most
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3d keyboard we've ever tested more about
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why in a moment first let's look at the third section which contains the cursor
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controls a number pad and media buttons
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and some of these are super handy what a great use of otherwise empty middle
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space i'm looking at you kinesis just be
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careful to not accidentally hit the
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shutdown hotkey during the season finale of scrapyard wars
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let's get this out of the way early too this thing looks
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weird but it's actually a lot faster to
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get used to than you'd probably think all of the keys are in their usual at
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least relatively speaking usual spots
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and the f and j keys are even bumpier
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than normal to help keep you anchored on the home row the only kind of novel key
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placement is the extra backspace key
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that shifts all the workload from your right pinky to being able to split it
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with your left thumb and the thumbs up for that one
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another thing that looks weird but is
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for a reason is the legend
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why are some of the symbols all rotaty
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and backwards well
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hold on to your carpels my friends because although safe type recommends
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that users be proficient touch typists before purchasing one of their keyboards
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and we agree you really cannot see what
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the heck you're pressing from a natural position
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they realize that some keys are used so
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infrequently that it might help to be able to take a peek at them and that is
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why they include this high vis vest and
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hard hat in the box for the dedicated spotter that you'll need to help you
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find your way around forward down almost go keep going go
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just kidding the real solution is
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the keycaps with the reversed lettering and
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built-in rear-view mirrors obviously they're adjustable so you can
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aim them at the function and number keys or my favorite the control and alt keys
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so you can still do all your favorite power moves but like this
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not like this power moves like this
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pro tip you can actually also use them to keep an eye out for your boss during
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not safe for work lunch breaks but let's
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get seriously here what the hell were they thinking
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designing a keyboard like this well it turns out that there are three damaging
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postures associated with typical keyboard use
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ulnar deviation which happens when your wrists go like this
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extension which is when your wrists do that
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and pronation which is when your hands are like oh
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okay that last one actually doesn't look that bad but it actually causes the two
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major bones in your forearms to scissor
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pinching nerves and blood vessels safety claims to address all of these
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issues without transferring the stress to other parts of your body like the
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neck and shoulders i say
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your mileage may vary somewhat because depending on some other factors you may
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actually end up in a worse posture than you would have with your good
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old-fashioned 104 key because here's the thing
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it's clear that the vertical hand position is going to keep your arms from
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pronating so scratch that one off the list
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but ulnar deviation that depends more on your desk setup if
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it's too high your wrists are going to be above your elbows
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no good and if you can't lower your desk what
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you're going to have to do is raise your chair
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i ended up with my feet dangling also not ideal
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on the bright side you can solve that with a couple of blocks under the back
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of the board so maybe a v2 will come with feet but uh it's not something
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that's included in the box and finally as for extension safety says
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the most orthopedically neutral position is achieved by starting with your arms
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at your sides and then using only your biceps to lift the arms until they're
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perpendicular to the ground but then you've got to hold your arms up like
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that the whole time you're typing who wants to do that i'd probably end up
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with my elbows on the chair's armrests after two minutes and that's just gonna
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bend my wrists more so it is this ergonomic keyboard for you
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well if you have the right setup like a
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standing desk or one with a dropped keyboard tray then the health benefits
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could be real but the membrane key switches are pretty mushy
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moving your hand from the outside to the inside is crazy inefficient and the
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build quality is average
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for like 15 years ago it kind of comes
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down to whether you want to invest the extra 60 dollars and the learning time
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into an advantage to or if you need an
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ergonomic keyboard that you can type proficiently on right this minute i mean
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it's got a 30-day money-back guarantee it works on Windows and mac is available
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in north america and europe so you know why am i even bothering with this
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