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by rtpg 492 days ago
Regarding the comment about using the laptop in a hammock… I really wish I could have some sort of keyboard that was “good for typing” but that I could just hold onto in my hands. Many times I would like to type something up, but don’t want a computer on my lap.

Just something shaped like some cylinders to grip yet somehow are able to piggyback on existing touch typing knowledge sounds cool to me (but might be unreasonably heavy or something)

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I’ve never seen one that’s “good for typing” but:

TapStrap 2: https://www.tapwithus.com/product/tap-strap-2/

The ancient Twiddler2 wearable chording keyboard: https://spectrum.ieee.org/media-library/the-twiddler-chorded...

The never productised Senseboard: https://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/virtuella-tangenter-gor-nytt...

The never productised DataEgg chording: https://www.friedmanarchives.com/dataegg/

I've got an Alphagrip that's pretty good but I ended losing my speed with it when Swype touchscreens came out and I was faster with them.

https://www.alphagrip.com/

I've seen the alphagrip, but is it an easy thing to get used to? Like does it kind of map similar fingers to similar buttons?