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Microsoft Windows 8 Keyboard With Split Backspace-Spacebar Key

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/20/2012 06:41 AM | source: | 14 comment(s)
Microsoft Windows 8 Keyboard With Split Backspace-Spacebar Key

Microsoft is announcing Windows 8 hardware peripherals, today they introduced the Sculpt Comfort Keyboard, an keyboard featuring an enlarged split spacebar with optional backspace functionality that enhances typing efficiency and speed. From its thoughtful design and ergonomic shape to the Windows 8-specific keys, the Sculpt Comfort Keyboard is the perfect Windows 8 desktop companion for productivity and comfort.

Research and Design

With the Sculpt Comfort Keyboard, Microsoft is introducing its first keyboard to feature a split backspace-spacebar key. This design choice is the result of internal research that showed 90 percent of typists use only their right thumb to press the spacebar, leaving a lot of unused real estate on the left side of the bar. Research also showed the backspace key is the third most pressed key on the keyboard - behind the spacebar itself and the letter "e" - but constantly striking backspace breaks a person's typing stride because of its location on the top right-hand corner of the keyboard. In response to these findings, Microsoft made two adjustments to help increase typing efficiency and speed:

  •  Increased the width of the spacebar to make the bar easier to strike.
  • Split the spacebar to make use of the neglected left-hand side as an extra backspace key.

Ergonomics

The Sculpt Comfort Keyboard's advanced ergonomics are the result of many unique design features. In addition to increasing typing efficiency, the keyboard's split spacebar also improves ergonomics by virtually eliminating the awkward "pinky reach" to the standard backspace key, keeping wrists in a comfortable position. The keyboard also sports Microsoft's own Contour Curve design, which features a six-degree bend in the keyboard layout with a dome-shaped arc to help promote a comfortable, neutral wrist position while keeping keys within easy reach. Its removable palm rest can be used for added comfort or easily detached with the press of a button for a sleek, compact look.

Designed by Microsoft, Optimized for Windows

The Sculpt Comfort Keyboard also includes several keys that give customers quick access to the most commonly used Windows 8 features, including Search, Share, Device and Settings hot keys and an updated Windows key. With its wireless USB connectivity, the Sculpt Comfort Keyboard also reduces the unnecessary clutter of wires.

"With Microsoft's new lineup of Windows 8 peripherals, we designed every piece of hardware to provide the best Windows experience possible on any device," said Brett Kelleran, general manager of Microsoft Hardware. "The Sculpt Comfort Keyboard brings the best of Microsoft to the desktop - advanced ergonomics, improved productivity, great design and features optimized for Windows."

The Sculpt Comfort Keyboard will be available soon at the online Microsoft Store and other participating retailers. Estimated retail price is US$59.95.

 



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The_Fool
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#4414053 Posted on: 09/20/2012 06:19 PM
They want $60 for that? Well, maybe for people who type all day. I'll stick with this perfectly fine $12 Logitech keyboard :)

Tat3
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#4414080 Posted on: 09/20/2012 07:08 PM
I do like MS Comfort/Ergo keyboards, $60 doesnt sound bad for that and I might go and buy it so I dont need to use the keyboard what is on my laptop. You cant beat the ergo ones for typing.

lucidus
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#4414083 Posted on: 09/20/2012 07:11 PM
Nice but too expensive.

Redemption80
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#4414103 Posted on: 09/20/2012 07:30 PM
Very nice, and i am part of the 90% who use my right thumb for the space bar so this could be something that could speed up typing as moving my pinky to hit backspace does break my rhythm.

Unfortunately unless you carry this about with you everywhere then once your used to it, using a work keyboard or a laptop will end up being very annoying, so for now i think i will think i will stick with consistency, inefficient as it is.

The Laughing Ma
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#4414233 Posted on: 09/20/2012 10:30 PM
Nice but too expensive.


Ahh but it has two space bars, how many space bars does your keyboard have, surely it's worth paying a bit more for twice as much?

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