Re:Apple just told the world it has no idea who the Mac is for
by fusiongyro on Friday October 28, 2016 @03:14PM
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Buying that company is what got them multitouch, which is what made the iPhone and iPad possible.
It's funny, but they're really just closing the loop on that acquisition by making a programmable keyboard.
By the way, a friend of mine had the Fingerworks (I use a Kinesis Advantage) and in the winter it would always go wonky because of static. He wound up having the company buy a humidifier... for his keyboard. I thought it was a neat idea (especially switching between typing and mousing by just sliding around) but I found the lack of feedback jarring and didn't fall in love with it.
Re:Apple just told the world it has no idea who the Mac is for
by hboon on Friday October 28, 2016 @03:10PM
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Just an anecdote: I typed pretty decently on it and used it for years for everything including programming. (For reference sake, I've never timed, but I'm one of the fastest typist among people I know when not using the Touchstream)
Re:Apple just told the world it has no idea who the Mac is for
by jfoutz on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:19PM
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I agree. It was not good for typing. I gave a good 4 months before i gave up.
If someone made an e-paper optimus style keyboard, i would definitely give that a try.
Little animations are neat. they pop. i really like them. for about a day. Then they're just annoying.
Re:Apple just told the world it has no idea who the Mac is for
by jordybg on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:38PM
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http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/19/13328710/apple-e-ink-keyb... There is one by Sonder
There was one (not redrawable, but who looks at the keys anyway), but Apple bought it and killed it: http://ergocanada.com/products/keyboards/fingerworks_lp.html
I had one. It was not good for typing.