Keyboard Reviews

i've had this keyboard for 4 years now, and it is still working perfectly. i have even spilled a little bit of water, and maybe a little bit of soda on it and it still works great. ITS SPILL RESISTENT! don't spend 40 dollars on a keyboard when you can buy the same quality bourd for only 10.

My name is Rustam and I am from Kyrgyzstan, former Soviet Union Repiblic (just in case). I would like to buy IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 for the perfect use in Games:Counter Strike etc. But as far as I understand, you do not supply to Central Asian Republics. An I did not find any sourse to buy here in Kyrgyzstan. I have the one way to solve this problem - to apply to Moscow distributor. That is all. Would appreciate if you can help me to solve this issue - especially HOW (1) money transfer and (2) Total time of delivery till final destination.
My EM:
rustam@infotel.kg

I have just registered as a client of Amazon.com... But no way to get my mouse. Thanks for your understanding. Brgrds, Rustam

P.s. Inconvenience...and sorry

Both the mouse and keyboard in this package are outstanding. I cannot more highly recommend them. In addition, the price for the package is very reasonable. Why not buy it?

I just got this controller with 2 Raptor drives and it runs great. It's a lot faster than my motherboard and there is a deal (rebate) when you buy this with the WD drives. There is a setup software program, but I used the BIOS to configure my RAID.

I have tried other branded keyboard such as casino and Yamaha

Casio Keyboard is cheap but the sound effect and rymthdy are to my own opinion horrible!

Yahmaha Keyboard's sound effect and rym is very good but much too expensive.

I finally purchase this keyboard which I think have one of the best sound and midi. Furthermore, it is of such a low price. I personally think it is very worth it if you are a beginner and intermediate player like me.

I have been using this keyboard and its great! infact i am ordering another one now.

What can you say? It's a Y cable that allows you to split your keyboard/mouse port on your laptop so you can connect both a keyboard and a mouse at the same time. I use it on my Compaq Evo N610c with no problems. Cheaper than a docking station and works great.

I use this to hook up a PS/2 keyboard (Kinesis Ergo, in case you're wondering) to my PowerMac, by plugging it in to the extra USB port on the Mac's keyboard. Everything's working great so far. Both keyboards work at the same time (more a function of USB than this adapter, but it's nice to know that it doesn't mess anything up). It has LEDs for the mouse and keyboard to show you whether the connection to them is active, which can help troubleshoot any problems.

I've been using this keyboard 8 hours a day for 3 weeks (I'm a software engineer), and couldn't manage without it now.

I had been experiencing a sudden increase in RSI symptoms, particularly in my right elbow, shoulder, and wrist. It became clear that the problem was due to constantly reaching for the mouse, cursor keys and page-up/down.

After some research I came across the TouchStream (it's not particularly well marketed unfortunately, even though it is a mature product). It's an amazing device, combining mouse functionality, text-cursor 'pointing' (i.e. like a mouse; forget cursor keys!), a zero-force keyboard, and an extremely cool gesture system for many common actions (cut/paste etc.). The user's hands need never move away from the keyboard. It also has great support for specialist users, such as software engineers (a code punctuation pad and gesture sets for vi and emacs), and 3D graphic artists (gestures for object manipulation in Maya).

The unit is staggeringly customizable via a nice GUI. And it even has an SDK that allows users to write useful features; e.g. see the excellent (and free) XWinder application on the FingerWorks website. The customer forums (on the same website) are great -- full of helpful hints from enthusiastic users, and showing a very strong customer-support ethic from FingerWorks staff.

Googling for 'TouchStream' finds several reviews and blog entries. Most users loved it, a few have problems (usually dramatically slower typing speeds at first, due to inaccuracies), but often say they plan to stick with it anyway, due to the reduction/removal of RSI pain.

I found similar problems with typing at first. But a few minutes practice a day with a typing tutor program (I use TypeSmart) really helps. It's definitely worth persevering because effortless 'zero-force' typing becomes great fun once your error-rate drops to something bearable. Plus the gestures and other innovations immediately compensate to some degree for slower typing at the outset.

I suppose it might not work for everyone, but the pain in my right arm completely disappeared on the first day of use, and hasn't returned. That's so absurdly dramatic that I wonder why FingerWorks don't make stronger claims about reducing RSI than they do.

Now whenever I'm forced to use a normal keyboard or mouse, they feel unbearably clunky and awkward. Also, my RSI pain returns almost immediately -- and vanishes again when I return to the TouchStream. I wish I'd discovered it years ago.

I also considered keyboards from Kinesis, Maltron, Goldtouch, SafeType, and Adesso. They all seem to be good, possibly great designs, offering various combinations of basic ergonomic features along with their own particular innovations. But for me the TouchStream is the only device that offers a complete solution -- a well-integrated package of effective ideas. And I think that makes it a qualitative leap forward in humane input devices.

I hope this review helps someone.

This keyboard is wonderful. It is very helpful with the internet. This is a great product. I would recommend it to anyone.