Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Smartfish Engage keyboard automates ergonomics, is finally available

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It's been two years in the making, but Smartfish has finally released
its opus into the world: the Engage keyboard. It's been known as the
Pro:Motion and ErgoMotion over the years, but now it's got a new
moniker, a classy all-black look, and a $150 pricetag. Outside of the
tilted design and large palm rests, the keyboard has an internal motor
that moves the position of the two halves of the keyboard based on
your typing frequency. The periodic position adjustments help fight
off fatigue, an approach developed in conjunction with The Hospital
for Special Surgery in New York City. We'll try to play around with
the keyboard at CES -- last year's prototype wasn't terribly
impressive -- but if it's anything as good as the Smartfish Whirl Mini
Notebook Laser Mouse, we might have a new carpal tunnel warrior in our
arsenal.

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