Ergonomic keyboard
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An ergonomic keyboard is a computer keyboard designed with ergonomic considerations to minimize muscle strain and a host of related problems[1].
Some ergonomic keyboards are a single board, with the keys separated into two or three groups, allowing the user to type at a different angle than the typical straight keyboard. Some ergonomic keyboards have the keyboard split into several independent pieces. Either of these types of keyboards may include elevated sections at various angles.
Other ergonomic keyboards have fixed, vertically aligned keys, so the user types with his or her hands perpendicular to the ground, thumbs-up. Still others allow a range of rotation and elevations.
[edit] Cost
Simple ergonomic keyboards can cost as little as typical boards, or up to 2-30 times more. Most true split keyboards cost ten to twenty times as much as typical computer keyboards.
[edit] References
- ^ Michelle Magnan (Thursday, April 05, 2007). Blueprint for a healthy workstation. The Calgary Herald. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
[edit] See also
- Chorded keyboard
- Microsoft Natural keyboard
- Kinesis keyboard
- Datahand
- Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (not a keyboard but an ergonomic layout of the keys on a keyboard)
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