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maltron_black.jpgHave your thumbs gotten lazy over the years? The Maltron Keyboard, available at ThinkGeek, will take care of that! Take a look at the layout; the two inset keypads give those stumpiest of digits a much better workout than they get on a regular keyboard. And the centered number pad makes sure your right hand doesn't get stuck with more to do than your left.

The Maltron also uses Cherry MX key switches: According to ThinkGeek's description, your fingers need to pound the keys only half as hard as they do on keyboards made with cheaper membrane switches. And the concave layout corrects for the varying length of your fingers. It's not wireless, but it connects via USB or PS/2, on PCs or Macs.

I'm generally skeptical about alternative keyboard layouts, but this one looks pretty easy to learn. This baby looks like it would be very comfortable to use, and it's supposed to be long-lasting too. It had better last me till my old age, for $489.99!

[By the way, does Maltron not sound like an evil robot name? I'm just saying.]


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Posted by: A Mighty Sailing Man
July 11, 2006 1:39 AM

Very old. Predates the IBM PC and the Macintosh. The Maltron 3D design dates from the late 70s. Pictures from the era show very little has changed in almost 30 years. I saw it in the 1980 edition of the Next Whole Earth Catalog. So this is hardly some novel innovation circa 2006.


Posted by: cmangis
July 11, 2006 10:28 AM

Ah, I had no idea! Thanks for the historical perspective.


Posted by: phoenix
July 11, 2006 10:51 AM

Really? It's that old? Wow-that's impressive. And to be honest, man it STILL doesn't look comfortable at all! :)


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