JP
Take one rare IBM Model M-15 split ergonomic keyboard, add a flourish of Steampunk mods, and you end up with this, the Datamancer Ergo. A custom commission, the Ergo combines the M-15’s inverted slant, a velvet wrist-rest and an integrated buttonless trackpad, together with violet LEDs and an etched acanthus-leaf pattern.
The keyboard was commissioned by a female client who wanted a more attractive peripheral but the same ergonomic comfort of the M-15. All the key-caps were replaced – after some maintenance work was carried out – with custom typewriter-style round buttons.
Meanwhile the trackpad has a corner-customized right-click function. No word on how much the project cost, but the hardest part might be finding the M-15 donor in the first place.
[via Born Rich]
2 Responses to “Datamancer Ergo Steampunk ergonomic keyboard”
uniqueGifts November 3, 2008
That’s quite a custom keyboard. Especially considering the retro style buttons.
Neutraldiyism November 16, 2008
Even in so luxury keyboard,
left side layout is still ugly as the normal one,
why people insist on keeping left side so silly.
In my mind, only “nec pk-kb015″ and “datadesk smartboard upc5000″ could be called ergo keyboard.
Look at this:
Neutralhttp://www.designnews.com.cn/D.....16c5e9.jpg
or here:
http://diyism.com/?action=hardware.keyboard