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The Model 01 - the original concept of the keyboard for work and home

In the modern world, most people spend an enormous amount of time sitting at the keyboard. At work and at home we communicate with friends, look for information on the open spaces of the network or play games. For all these actions, we most often use standard keyboards with the “QWERTY” layout, invented 35 years ago. Since then, manufacturers have not yet become sophisticated with the design and materials, but the keyboard concept itself remained unshakable.



The authors of The Model 01 are going to change this situation and for this purpose on the Kickstarter platform, they launched a campaign to raise money for their development.



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The developers promise us a completely new product. The keyboard should be as responsive, comfortable and easy to use. Outwardly, The Model 01 resembles a butterfly. The keyboard is divided into two "wings", each of which contains about half of the standard keyboard layout. The familiar space is now placed under the thumb of the right hand, and its shape is also changed. There are also keys ctrl, alt and shift, they are also duplicated on the left half of the device.

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The keyboard supports alternative layouts, such as the Dvorak, for example. The authors promise a smooth keystroke and programmable backlight. True, they warn that for a confident use of the device it will be necessary to train for a month or two. However, when you fully master the printing on such a device, you will be able to perform all your actions up to two times faster than on conventional keyboards.



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This increase in productivity will greatly help people whose work is constantly associated with typing. For example - writers or scientists. It will also be useful for schoolchildren and students, more precisely, for their diligent part - for those who write their essays and coursework themselves, and do not download them from the Internet.



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To start production, the developers asked the community for 120 thousand dollars, but already in 2 weeks they were able to collect almost three times more. The Model 01 can be ordered for $ 349 with delivery to the Russian Federation. Dispatch will begin in April 2016.



Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/365723/



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