Say, for some reason, you’ve never encountered the QWERTY keyboard layout we’ve used in the US and UK for nearly 150 years. This Hunt and Peck keyboard think it’s helping by reorganising the keys alphabetically, but trust us, it’s not.
The Hunt and Peck keyboard features a one-button switch between alphabetical and QWERTY, and helpfully lists both letters on each key so you can get even more confused than you undoubtedly are already. It also maps certain irritating acronyms to the function keys, so even though you’ve never seen a keyboard before, you can type LOL and ROFL with ease, and more confusion. It costs $US30, if you’re looking for a keyboard for one of those feral children raised by wolves or, more probably, you want to play a prank on somebody by switching all their keys around. [Oh Gizmo!]
Kif
Friday, July 24, 2009 at 3:50 PM1868… 141 years. No-one alive SHOULD know any different. Sure, not everyone has used one, but they should still learn the standard, despite none of the original problems the QWERTY was designed to overcome, still exist. QWERTY is everywhere, ABCDEF is not. Unless you want to drag a keyboard around with you, just get used to it as it is and before you know it, you won’t question it.
Putting 2 letters on each key is way more confusion than ANY beginner needs, should they forget which colour they’re using.