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Combimouse: The Clash of Keyboard and Mouse
Remember in the mid-nineties when all those ergonomic keyboards started coming out? I remember all of those consumers who thought: “hey, that just looks weird”. This is exactly my thought when I first saw the Combimouse.
I mean, look at the half of the keyboard on the right, it looks like an arrow pointing to the left half! Actually, the purpose of that right side is to slide around on your desk just like your mouse, only without the shifting of your hand to click anything.
By the way, the right side of the keyboard only acts as a keyboard if there is no movement on it. Once there is movement, the cursor will move and the keys become mouse buttons.
According to my source, it has been successfully tested at Wichita State University. However, this looks like one of those devices that will require you to relearn something that you already know by instinct. Let’s hope the few seconds you shave off your day from shifting your hand from the keyboard to the mouse is worth this re-learning experience.
Of course, you never know what accessory will be the next big thing, even if the user has to change his or her lifestyle. If you want to be a co-investor on this, just head over to the Combimouse web site.
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Combimouse is a Mouse Keyboard » CraziestGadgets.com Says: June 8, 2009 at 12:53 pm
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Concept keyboard, kind of weird Says: June 5, 2009 at 4:41 am
[...] Published by Maria Mihale, on Jun 05 2009, in the categories: Gadgets Weird was the word people used when referring to the ergonomic keyboard, back in those days when they first appeared. And, if you think about it, it’s understandable, as they looked different from any other keyboard that was available in the market. Weird is the word I am tempted to use when looking at the keyboard above, which doesn’t look familiar to me, even if I have had the chance to see all sorts of unusual products so far. It is called the Combimouse and is a combination between a keyboard and a mouse. As you can see for yourselves, it is equipped with the QWERTY keyboard that we all know very well and with a built-in standard mouse. It’s also very easy to observe that there are two different parts of the keyboard, the right one being very similar to an arrow that points to the other half. If you wonder why the designer has thought to such a design, let me tell you there is some logic in it: the “arrow” can slide on the desk, being able to act just like a regular mouse. So, you can use this half as a keyboard, as long as you don’t move it around to your desk. The moment it senses the movement, the keyboard turns into a mouse and you’ll see the cursor move. Yeah, you’re right, the keys are the click buttons: I, O, J, K and L. More than that, it seems that this concept keyboard has been tested at the Wichita State University, where it was a real success. For the moment, you can only go to the product’s page and see how the concept keyboard works, as it’s not available for purchase. (Source: Coolest-Gadgets) [...]