Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by nikanj on Thursday January 06, 2022 @02:15PM (#29828432)

Based on that video, it's more of a macro keyboard. Assign each of the ~10 words to a button, click buttons in order, claim 500WPM

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by xondono on Thursday January 06, 2022 @02:30PM (#29828662)

No it’s not, there’s another video explaining, the keys are “2d joysticks” type switches, so typing doesn’t involve removing the fingers at all.

I would think it takes a lot of time to get used, but seems like a smart approach for speed.

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by disiplus on Thursday January 06, 2022 @02:33PM (#29828708)

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZCtn5ROOdmY?feature=share

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by nikanj on Thursday January 06, 2022 @03:05PM (#29829202)

The performance in that video is nothing like the performance in the 500 WPM video. Accuracy is well under 100%, and he seems to be actually inputting random words - not just macroing a pre-defined phrase.

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by Accacin on Thursday January 06, 2022 @04:54PM (#29830822)

I don't mean to be rude, but did you even watch it? He explains the firmware deletes a word when it detects a chord which skews the accuracy.

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by wartijn_ on Thursday January 06, 2022 @07:13PM (#29832693)

That's the point the other commenters make. If that's what's happening, why does the 500wpm 100% accuracy?

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