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Where's
the other half of the keyboard?
Why
use a one-handed keyboard instead of a regular keyboard?
How
does it work?
Is
it easy to learn?
Why
is it so easy to learn?
How
fast can I type?
How
big is it?
How
much does it weigh?
Where's
the other half of the keyboard?
It's
gone. You don't need it.
Our Half Keyboard™ technology allows you to type with
one hand, using your standard touch-typing skills.
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Screenshot
from Windows demo
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Why
use a one-handed keyboard instead of a regular keyboard?
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Better
Note Taking - With the stylus in the other hand, you can
draw diagrams, annotate your text, etc., all without taking
your hand off the keyboard.
Easier
Editing - Using the stylus in your other hand, you can scroll,
select text, type corrections, make deletions, etc.
Better
Navigation & Control - With one hand on the keyboard and
the other on the stylus or mouse, switching between the two
is fast and easy, resulting in a system that's actually more
efficient for data entry than a standard desktop computer.
More Convenient - No need to unfold a collapsible keyboard.
The Half Keyboard is always ready.
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How
does it work?
You
type with your left hand, just like you would on a normal keyboard.
Except, the spacebar also works like a shift key. Holding it
down gets you the letters of the missing half of the keyboard.
Hitting the spacebar alone still types a space.
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Is
it easy to learn?
Yes.
Most
touch typists can learn it after only a minute or two of experimentation.
Very little effort is required, and speed increases rapidly
with practice.
If
you're a hunt & peck typist, learning one-handed typing is like
learning standard touch typing. It's no easier and no harder,
and will take roughly the same amount of time.
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Why
is it so easy to learn?
The
finger used to type each letter is the same finger that's used
in normal touch typing.
That's why you can learn it so quickly.
You're using the same finger movements that you already learned
in typing class, except now, you're only using one hand to do
them.
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How
fast can I type?
Fast.
We've measured speeds as high as 64 words per minute. That's
3 to 6 times the speeds possible on other handheld computers.
Why such a big difference?
Touch typing.
A half keyboard, with its full-sized keys, lets you touch
type with one hand.
Other handhelds have miniature keyboards that force you to hunt
and peck, which is slow, or to use a pen, which is even slower.
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Half
Keyboard
Typing Speed
Other
Handheld Computers
Typing Speed
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How
big is it?
It's
5.75 x 3.15 x 0.71 inches (146 x 80x 18 mm) - about the size
of a scientific calculator, or 1/4 the size of a laptop.
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How
much does it weigh?
The
Half Keyboard weighs 125 grams (4.41 ounces) for the PDA version,
and about 150 grams (5.3 ounces) for the desktop version, because
of the longer cable.
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