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5 alternatives for your QWERTY keyboard

Do you think your own QWERTY keyboard is boring or not useful enough? Try an alternatives and dare to be different.

5 alternatives for your QWERTY keyboard

Alternatives for your QWERTY keyboard

1. Optimus Maximus


Optimus Maximus 1

Optimus Maximus 2

Every key of the Optimus Maximus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing the function it is currently associated with. Optimus is equally good for any keyboard layouts—Cyrillic, Ancient Greek, Georgian, Arabic, Quenya, hiragana—and so on to infinity: notes, numerals, special symbols, HTML codes, math functions, images etc.

The service life of displays and their ribbon cables has been enhanced by making the screens embedded in the keytops motionless—it’s only the transparent caps that are pressed. Every button on the keyboard (or, more precisely, a module with a moving cap, a microchip and a display) is easy to remove in order to clean or replace.

Website: artlebedev.com artlebedev.com

2. New Standard Keyboards ABC


New Standard Keyboards ABC

The alphabetical layout offers easy learning for touch typists, and user-friendliness for instant typing by beginners. The patented letter arrangement also produces smooth, efficient, finger movements for high-speed touch typing. Just 53 ergonomically arranged keys provide all the functions of ordinary keyboards. Aligned with natural finger movements for improved posture, they are in easy reach from home position. Integrated keypad allows the mouse to be closerto the keyboard. For low desks, a unique backward-slope setting keeps wrists straight and relaxed. Only 12.5” long, it is lightweight, portable, USB, and needs no driver.

Website: newstandardkeyboards.com newstandardkeyboards.com

3. Goldtouch Adjustable Keyboard


Goldtouch Adjustable Keyboard

The Adjustable Ergonomic Keyboard allows you to adjust the two alphanumeric sections both horizontally and vertically to suit your individual body requirements. This helps you assume a more natural posture that is conducive to improving comfort and productivity while using your computer.

Website: keyovation.com keyovation.com

4. The Virtual Laser Keyboard


The Virtual Laser Keyboard 1

The Virtual Laser Keyboard 2

The Virtual Laser Keyboard (VKB) is the ultimate new gudget for Blackberry, Smartphone and PDA owners or MAC & PC users! the VKB comes with an elegant leather jacket, making it the perfect addition to your collection (and just what you want to take out of your inner suit pocket in front of your business colleagues.

In the size of a Zipo lighter and in an outer spaced "enterprise" style, it uses a laser beam to generate a full-size perfectly OPERATING laser keyboard that smoothly connects to MAC's, Smart Phones, the new Blackberry (8100,8300,8800), Any kind of PC and Most of the handheld devices (PDA's, tablet PC's).

Website: virtual-laser-keyboard.com virtual-laser-keyboard.com

5. Wolf King Warrior


Wolf King Warrior

The Wolf King warrior is the ultimate weapon for the gamer on the go. Its compact size makes it perfect for LAN Parties. The patented Timber Wolf gaming area design has been expanded by including an additional 15 keys for a total of 55 ergonomically placed controls commonly used in FPS games. Speed, control and communication is critical in making the moves and decisions that can make the difference between life & death, victory or defeat. The warrior gives you the advantage over your counterparts who use obsolete technology. Its "one palm size fits all keys" concept will make your movement more precise and deadly to your opponents. Be the Leader Of the Pack with the Weapon Of Champions.

Website: wolfkingusa.com wolfkingusa.com

Worth mentioning

Due to some reactions in the comments, I decided to add another alternative keyboard. Thanks for mentioning this one people!

6. Dvorak Simplified Keyboard


Dvorak Simplified Keyboard

The Dvorak layout was designed to address the problems of inefficiency and fatigue which characterized the QWERTY keyboard layout. The QWERTY layout was introduced in the 1860s, being used on the first commercially-successful typewriter. The QWERTY layout was designed so that successive keystrokes would alternate between sides of the keyboard so as to avoid jams. Some sources also claim that the QWERTY layout was designed to slow down typing speed to further reduce jamming.

More information: wikipedia.com wikipedia.com


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chunky_b   2007-11-06 15:39:35
Gravatar image wtf... <img src=hock:' />
Dvorak - WHAT?   2007-11-06 22:46:43
Gravatar image I can't believe you didn't include the Dvorak typeset as one of the alternatives! As a Dvorak user I am both embarrassed and hurt by your overlook.
ArtVox - Lovin' it...   2007-11-06 22:56:19
Gravatar image Very nice...
zeroes - LOL @ dvorak   2007-11-06 23:16:25
Gravatar image One of the few people that can even use the Dvorak, I still don't understand its use.
Star - Dvorak   2007-11-06 23:29:21
Gravatar image I use this configuration too!!!!
i wish they would teach this...
after learning it, most people can type faster than they did on Querty.
The Dvorak layout was designed to address the problems of inefficiency and fatigue which characterized the QWERTY keyboard layout....

works for me :D
Your Boy - DVORAK EXPLAINED   2007-11-06 23:31:10
Gravatar image The theory of dvorak keyboard layouts is pretty easy to grasp, and they definitely deserved mention here. Dvorak was created from a scientific perspective: the keys that are used the most are the easiest to type, and easiest to reach.

It may take time to get used to, but people who can learn dvorak can type much quicker than the rest of us.
llehctim - omglolwtf   2007-11-06 23:38:29
Gravatar image wtf is with the wolf kink warrior?!?!?! <img src=hock:' /> i mean, wtf, how do u even use that thing :lol: it has 19 letters, wut happened to the other 7 lol XD they shuld kill that keybord! :evil:
Read Please - its for gaming   2007-11-07 19:19:01
Gravatar image :lol: it only has keys that are used in gaming not reg type go back and read
Jasom   2007-11-06 23:44:33
Gravatar image Most of these are still QWERTY keyboards
drop table - Wolfking Warrior   2007-11-06 23:54:36
Gravatar image re: llehctim

Looks like a Gaming board to me, which the text under it also says.

WASD used for moving the "Hero" and Mouse used for aiming, and most of the keys near WASD are used for stuff like Jump, Duck, Flashlight, Reload, ... and so on you get the picture.
Also, 1-9 are usually weapon select.

A better keyboard to show is the Timber Wolf though, but it's still nothing I whould buy without atleast testing the size of it.
lvleph   2007-11-07 00:10:44
Gravatar image I don't even use DVORAK and I was surprised it was not on there. At first, I figure that I read too much into the title until I saw the ABC keyboard. Which by the way is stupid.
atrix - nice ..   2007-11-07 01:16:27
Gravatar image over all, u've showed a glimpsed of many alternative keyboard available .. good review ..
Sayha - Dvorak   2007-11-07 01:50:30
Gravatar image I'm a querty user ! but i used to dvorak! And i can tell you type fast after you spend sometime in dvorak ! I just went back to querty ! Cuz i work alot in school and it only have querty, and it was boring always changing the keyboard settings. But Dvorak FTW.
Kyle G - interesting...   2007-11-07 07:58:32
Gravatar image Some very cool stuff there
I heavily doubt the usefulness of the VkB though, it's hard to type quickly when you can't feel the keys.

Also to Sayha, i'm really astounded that anybody can spell QWERTY incorrectly with a qwerty keyboard haha.
Fox Spirit - Woah...   2007-11-07 10:33:04
Gravatar image Laser keyboard looks so funny... ^^
Hiiii Marco! Kisses!
Alec - Some more   2007-11-08 15:58:37
Gravatar image How about the Alpha Grip http://www.alphagrips.com/

Or the Half Keyboard
http://www.halfkeyboard.com
rmass - How do they help prevent RSI?   2007-11-21 22:58:55
Gravatar image [color=black]Do any of these keyboards offer an alternative to problems that cause RSI :?:

All Dvorak did was rearrange the letters to maximize the number of letter sequences that are typed on opposite hands. :roll: Where according to his patent 2,040,248 :: 57 digraphs make up 75% of written English. So no need to optimize all the way to 137 digraphs, which make up 90% of written English.

You only need all that if it's 1937 and you don't have copy machines! <img src=hock:' />

Step into the 21st century!

Why didn't he fix the problems that are leading to RSI?

Why didn't he change the arrangement of the keys to make them more accessible to our human fingers?

Because he focused on speed cuz there were no copy machines and it was a goog solution for the time period :0
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http://www.golfnorwich.com/ - love qwerty   2008-01-04 03:05:10
Gravatar image love qwerty because that is what i learned first (like most things)

http://www.golfnorwich.com/
Keith - "Gamer" = Illiterati?   2008-12-14 18:14:02
Gravatar image I get it now. The "Wolf King warrior" (sic) is for gamerz. You know--those people who are l33tz, and who won't get, like, you know, total33 fr3kt by the fact that it has no I, J, L, P, U, V, or Y keys? Plus, it's circular design allows you to fling it across the room like a Frisbee when you discover it's (like) missing (um) seven letters of the alphabet, dood!
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