I agree that layout changes are rarely worth the trouble. It really comes down to the migration tax. In my experience building systems, the riskiest move is chasing theoretical peak performance while ignoring the cognitive overhead of breaking a standard protocol. Splitting and tenting are pragmatic in-place upgrades. They fix the physical bottleneck without a breaking API change to muscle memory. I deal with enough breaking changes at work as it is.
I think a lot of these are highly personal. For example, I can't use wrist rests without pain directly where the rest touches my wrist.
I'm sure you've thought about this, but a big factor for finding the right ergo setup for me was how much stress I was carrying in my shoulders: the more I relaxed, the more blood flowed to my hands and the faster my pain abated. So...a keyboard that encourages me to go to therapy would be great!
> So...a keyboard that encourages me to go to therapy would be great!
Haha I see your point. Ergonomics aren't one size fits all, although I aim to build the keyboard which is 80/20. It should have the 20% of ergonomics that gets you 80% of the benefits
For folks who need something more intense then there's those extremely ergonomic versions which might be worth investing in for some
Related, but I’m assuming these are being tested at the correct desk and monitor height? A laptop makes this difficult to balance, and getting the desk at the right height can be so tough
I agree that layout changes are rarely worth the trouble. It really comes down to the migration tax. In my experience building systems, the riskiest move is chasing theoretical peak performance while ignoring the cognitive overhead of breaking a standard protocol. Splitting and tenting are pragmatic in-place upgrades. They fix the physical bottleneck without a breaking API change to muscle memory. I deal with enough breaking changes at work as it is.
Looking forward to it!
Completely relate to the analysis. Excited for the new design reveal.
I think a lot of these are highly personal. For example, I can't use wrist rests without pain directly where the rest touches my wrist.
I'm sure you've thought about this, but a big factor for finding the right ergo setup for me was how much stress I was carrying in my shoulders: the more I relaxed, the more blood flowed to my hands and the faster my pain abated. So...a keyboard that encourages me to go to therapy would be great!
> So...a keyboard that encourages me to go to therapy would be great!
Haha I see your point. Ergonomics aren't one size fits all, although I aim to build the keyboard which is 80/20. It should have the 20% of ergonomics that gets you 80% of the benefits
For folks who need something more intense then there's those extremely ergonomic versions which might be worth investing in for some
Related, but I’m assuming these are being tested at the correct desk and monitor height? A laptop makes this difficult to balance, and getting the desk at the right height can be so tough
The keyboard will be truly wireless and ultra thin so relative to most other comparable keyboards it'll be less tall