Article Title	 	: DATAHAND Keyboard
Creation Date		: 04/20/94
Message ID		: JGRNSQ
Last Update		: 
Expiration Rules	: unknown
Location		: NCD-Articles/NCD_X_Terminals/Keyboards
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Ergonomic DATAHAND Keyboard
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For users who are very concerned about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and
Repetitive Motion Disorders associated with typing, there are now at
least two potential solutions for NCD customers.

Joining Kinesis, which provides the Kinesis Ergonomic Keyboard, is
Industrial Innovations, Inc. with the DATAHAND, a very radical design
for keystroke input and mouse movement.

The DATAHAND consists of:
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   * Two separate hand pieces with a
   * Small cupola for each finger to rest in
   * Characters are typed by moving a finger gently either up, down,
     left or right, or by depressing a button at the bottom of the cupola.

The DATAHAND is for severe cases of repetitive motion disorder,
allowing users to enter all keys and control the mouse cursor without
moving their hands at all, just with slight finger movements.

NCD does not officially endorse either the DATAHAND or the Kinesis, but
we can provide their names to customers with special ergonomic needs.