Must have ubergeek tool!

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-05-24 04:14am

Well I can use that one

But it would be much harder and slower for me.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2005-05-24 04:49am

Altough I can type blind, there is no way I'd pay money for that

Star-Blighter · Post by **Star-Blighter** » 2005-05-24 07:25am

I could paint over the top of my keys for the price of any cheap modeling paint. Unless this keyboard has a blowjob function, I think I'll pass.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-05-24 07:27am

The individually weighted keys are an interesting idea, but i'd rather be able to see what i'm typing.

Star-Blighter · Post by **Star-Blighter** » 2005-05-24 07:39am

2000AD wrote:The individually weighted keys are an interesting idea, but i'd rather be able to see what i'm typing.

I wonder if the invidually weighted keys are as easy to yank out as other keyboards. Dust builds up and I can't have all sorts of hair and crap getting stuck in my keyboard because the weighted keys won't let me get into the damned thing.

It is intersting though.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2005-05-24 07:45am

Think I'll pass, the only thing I've thought 'wow' at was that keyboard that projects itself onto any surface so that you don't actually need the keyboard anymore. Thought that was kind of snazzy, but as has been said, even though I can type blind for the most part, it's not something I'm going to go out and buy for bragging rights.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2005-05-24 10:40am

Having the keys on the board helps me a lot--I have no idea where things like the ~hyphen are.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-05-24 10:44am

interesting gimmick, but i can already type over 80wpm. somehow i don't think this thing is going to help me all that much.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-05-24 09:41pm

I'm probably going to buy this, for the express reason of fucking with the brains of everyone who uses my comp.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2005-05-25 12:28am

Hehe, that's my thought, too. Sooooo tempting....

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-05-25 12:57am

Quite an interesting design. I might consider picking it up if I didn't like my Microsoft Natural Pro.

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2005-05-25 06:48am

That's an awesome idea.

I'm going to buy a cheap Taiwan special and remove all the lettering on it.

Dead_Ghost · Post by **Dead_Ghost** » 2005-05-26 05:34am

Bah, I've made my own years ago. Had this cheap keyboard, got a can of black paint for cars, spread a few newspapers on the floor, and painted it.

It was quite adequate to keep unwanted hands away from my PC

. Plus I had a blast seeing some fumbling around with it, trying to find the keys they wanted (and failing to do so)

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-05-26 09:47am

This looks like a rebranded Keytronic keyboard. They are actually pretty nice keyboards to type on but nothing beats the IBM Model M.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2005-05-26 10:11am

I think their catch phrase shouldn't be "Ubergeeks only" but "Das Keyboard: It Demands Obedience"

J · Post by J » 2005-05-26 08:14pm

Ah! The all black Darth Vader keyboard.

Ligier · Post by **Ligier** » 2005-05-26 10:49pm

I did something similar to Dead_Ghost: got out a file and removed the letters from all the keys. Yes, it took a long time. And yeah, it's kinda funny to see people sit down at my computer, ready to go, then blink in surprise when they see the keyboard. "There's no letters!" Like it's the most amazing thing they've ever seen.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-05-27 12:22am

phongn wrote:This looks like a rebranded Keytronic keyboard. They are actually pretty nice keyboards to type on but nothing beats the IBM Model M.

Is my vision bad, or are they all the same exact keyboard, save the attached/detached cable (Mine is attached, hell if I recall from what year it's from!)

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-05-27 08:23am

There are minor differences between various Model M designs.