Ergonomics are hot. I could use a little ergo myself here in the dungeon I call an office. But maybe this is stepping over the line a little. It’s some sort of split keyboard , proudly tested by Wichita State University, that looks like a a pachyderm got ahold of a Logitech and shat out something that looks neither comfortable or usable.
Hey, what do we know. Maybe Wichita knows something we don’t, but if your workplace is so unergonomic that you need this hunk of plastic to help you find meaning, then more power to you. Best of all? It doesn’t exist and “[They] are looking for investors to manufacture the Combimouse.” Who’s willing to go in with me?
Product Page [Combimouse]
This looks like a very elaborate joke to me. I cannot imagine that this is an actual product, because it’s obviously not ergonomic, sliding around half your keyboard doesn’t save you any space, and typing must be a pain if half your keyboard starts moving as you type faster. I think somebody had a lot of fun with his 3D software and Photoshop to create some nice looking mock-ups. I’m too lazy to look up who registered the domain, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s some college kid. They even have a free counter on the web site which now says “Daily limit exceeded”. Somebody is getting a lot of traffic for a nicely done joke. I like it :-)
I think this is actually a good idea. I hare constantly moving my hand way to the right of the number pad on my keyboard. If the mouse/keyboard part isn’t too heavy to move then I would get it. And I do think it saves space – you drop at least half the space you would have needed for a mouse pad to the right of the keyboard.
Not sure if I like the thumbwheel on the left side though.