slipperybrick.com - 11/4/2008
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Datamancer’s ergonomic Steampunk keyboard Datamancer has done it again and this one looks like it would be pretty comfortable to use. It’s got the usual brass, wood and classic typewriter keys, along with some other really super details. Like some violet LEDs, an acanthus-leaf pattern etched ...
techpin.com - 11/4/2008
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techpin.com —
Datamancer announced us about his new keyboard design
posted on his website. It looks unique, like all...
the other gadgets built by him, and the base model is a rare IBM M-15 ergonomic split keyboard. Datamancer turned it into this cool Datamancer Ergo ...
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Datamancer Ergo Built from an IBM M15 Ergonomic Split ...
bornrich.org - 11/3/2008
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bornrich.org —
We have always admired the stunning creations coming
out of the steampunk workshops. Steampunk mania is on...
its way with the entry of the new IBM Model M-15 Ergo Keyboard at Datamancer. This keyboard was custom-built for a female client. The keyboard...
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Datamancer's latest Steampunk IBM keyboard is bit feminine!
dvice.com - 11/5/2008
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dvice.com —
Gadzooks! A steampunk keyboard with modern sensibility? That's
a whole fistful of Splenda in my Darjeeling tea....
Dubbed as the Ergo, a mysterious fellow known as Datamancer cobbled this clacking wonder together from an old IBM M-15 ergonomic ...
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Datamancer Ergo keyboard takes steampunk in an oddly ...
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The Ergonomic Steampunk Keyboard
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... extrordinaire — has released his latest keyboard mod. It began its life as a rare IBM Model M-15 split ergonomic keyboard, before it was fitted with the usual steampiunk flourishes of burnished brass, acanthus-leaf etchings, violet LEDs and typewriter keys, with a lovely little trackpad in the center and a soft burgundy wrist pad. I quite like it, although I'm struggling to conceptually link Victorian technology with ergonomic design.
Ergo 1 [Datamancer.net via Slippery Brick]
Ergonomic Steampunk Keyboard
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... “buttonless” touchpad mouse in the center (tap anywhere to left-click and drag, tap in the top-right corner to right-click).
This keyboard is interesting because the typing plane is actuallytipped forward rather than back. It looks odd at first, but actually makes for a very comfortable typing position.
Head over to Datamancer.net for more photos of the Ergonomic Steampunk Keyboard.
(Make via UberReview via SlipperyBrick via Boing Boing Gadgets) ...
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