Das Keyboard

18 Aug 2005

This looks really cool, and logically [the absence of letter markings] makes more sense than perhaps it first seems. Enforced dependence upon memory will remove the need for any consultation with the markings on the keyboard in a fairly short period of time. The creator likened it to the absence of key labellings on a piano, which is… only semi-valid, I guess, as there are only 7 keys on a piano that repeat according to a visible pattern, whilst there are 104 keys on any standard keyboard. Having said that, I completely buy the thinking behind the weighted keys argument, that’s great stuff.

It’s also USB, so anyone wanting to use one with an Apple Mac mini is in luck. But then, it’s black. Not to be racist or anything, but black just doesn’t go with shiny white Apple gear.

Soooo… $US79.95 plus an airfare (they don’t ship to Australia, so I’ll have to ship to them!)… hmm. Tempting, but strangely not, at the same time.