TypeMatrix Keyboards in the News

"Ready for another keyboard?"

   "Ready for another keyboard? This is Dave Ross with Chip Talk.

   TypeMatrix is an ergonomic keyboard designed to reduce the motions that cause Repetitive Strain Infury. Unlike those sculpted keyboards, this one looks like it was flattened by a rolling pin, half an inch thick.

   The keys are split into two groups, left and right, and each side has its own shift, backspace, enter and tab keys. That means: No reaching! As for the caps lock key - it's out of the way so you don't hit it by mistake and type a hundred capitals before you realize it.

   And to keep the keyboard compact, the number pad and cursor keys are superimposed on the right side of the keyboard and controlled by a function key, all of which means: there's a learning curve, especially for men, who can take almost four weeks to regain their original typing speed. But the company says that once they do, they never want to go back.

Price: $99. You can take a look at www.typematrix.com or get a link at ChipTalk.com.