Typing without keys; an epidemic of injuries among office workers prompts a search for a better keyboard

About a half-dozen companies are redesigning the computer keyboard so that it is better suited to the physical needs of its user and contributes less to the development of repetitive stress injuries. Examples of new types of keyboards are described.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Newsweek 1992-12, Vol.120 (23), p.63
Main Author: Adler, Jerry
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer peripherals industry
Innovations
Keyboards (Computers)
Keyboards (Electronics)
Overuse injuries
Prevention
Repetition strain injury
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Summary:About a half-dozen companies are redesigning the computer keyboard so that it is better suited to the physical needs of its user and contributes less to the development of repetitive stress injuries. Examples of new types of keyboards are described.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X