Keyboard and pointer for the disabled (2 for the price of 5)
Today I want to talk about one interesting input device. It is useful for people with disabilities (for example, who have no fingers) and interesting for young researchers (for example, a new way of playing DOOM for “mouse muscles”)
It looks like this:
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It can be confused with some new-fangled joystick for the X-box, but this is a full-fledged keyboard, and even with a mouse in addition.
Under the cut a small description with pictures
UPD added video
This piece is part of the Project Blue Skies system, which, according to the creators, should help autists access the computer. I myself, to be honest, do not really understand how it relates to autism, I will be glad if you clarify.
As can be seen, the device consists of 2 independent manipulators and color sectors around their perimeter.
Combinations of manipulator positions correspond to a specific character.
In principle, it can be said that the left manipulator plays the role of the SHIFT button, and the right one - the keyboard itself.
If you twice bring the left manipulator to the black sector, then the movements of the right will correspond to the movements of the cursor. After pointing the pointer
l.manipulator + blue = paint
l.manipulator + red = PKM
As it is written on the manufacturer’s website, the average print speed is 39 words per minute.
Such a thing is connected via USB or PS / 2, and in Plug'n'Play mode, it costs $ 399
And yet: for Ctrl + Alt + Delete, a separate button was made:
l.manipulator + black + p. gray =)
It looks like this:
')
It can be confused with some new-fangled joystick for the X-box, but this is a full-fledged keyboard, and even with a mouse in addition.
Under the cut a small description with pictures
UPD added video
This piece is part of the Project Blue Skies system, which, according to the creators, should help autists access the computer. I myself, to be honest, do not really understand how it relates to autism, I will be glad if you clarify.
As can be seen, the device consists of 2 independent manipulators and color sectors around their perimeter.
Combinations of manipulator positions correspond to a specific character.
In principle, it can be said that the left manipulator plays the role of the SHIFT button, and the right one - the keyboard itself.
If you twice bring the left manipulator to the black sector, then the movements of the right will correspond to the movements of the cursor. After pointing the pointer
l.manipulator + blue = paint
l.manipulator + red = PKM
As it is written on the manufacturer’s website, the average print speed is 39 words per minute.
Such a thing is connected via USB or PS / 2, and in Plug'n'Play mode, it costs $ 399
And yet: for Ctrl + Alt + Delete, a separate button was made:
l.manipulator + black + p. gray =)
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/92197/
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