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[Serb]

Currently it's 200USD, not 400 as I thought. The mass production starts next year, so price will fall.

[DaShi]

That's not a bad feature.

[Serb]

Originally posted by DaShi
That's not a bad feature.

Just imagine playing CIV4 or any other strategy game without holding in mind all those hot keys.

[DaShi]

I'd become forgetful and lazy.

[Serb]

Ok. Then imagine typing as much languages as you wish using the same keyboard without necessity to attach stickers on buttons when you switch from Chinese to English, then to French, German or any other human/allien language.

[Atahualpa]

I don't think that's that good of a reason. I can memorize foreign keyboard layouts rather quickly and I almost never watch the keyboard to look for a key.

It's nice for the civ4 hotkey thing though and it would be cool if it is supported in game. So e.g. in the city screen the keyboard changes to display the hotkeys there and when typing into a field (naming a city) it changes back to the standard layout.

I doubt the prices will fall if others don't jump the bandwagon. Competition is the reason for prices to fall and not mass production.

[Saras]

Prices may be lowered in anticipation of competition, and mass production allows more room to cut prices.

[DaShi]

The only other languages I know well enough to type with are Latin and Chinese. Latin uses the English alphabet. To type in Chinese you need to use pinyin or W-G, which both also use the English alphabet.

I guess I could switch to Dvorak keyboard, but that would require learning typing on that.

[Atahualpa]

Btw, the keyboard may have a hard time selling in the US. Another one filed a US patent back in 1996 on a "display keyboard". I guess they've got to obtain a license first.

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000437052405/

The patent number is 5,818,361 you can look it up at the United States Patent and Trademark Office

[Odin]

Originally posted by Serb
Ok. Then imagine typing as much languages as you wish using the same keyboard without necessity to attach stickers on buttons when you switch from Chinese to English, then to French, German or any other human/allien language.

Or Aggie typing in Ancient Greek.

[Ecthy]

OLED

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph


If they fear to be cut off from delivery, it might be a good idea not to piss off the seller.

Er, thats whats at issue, isnt it? Reversing the '89, as far as possible.

[Serb]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph


Гитлер капут!

[Serb]

Originally posted by Atahualpa
I don't think that's that good of a reason. I can memorize foreign keyboard layouts rather quickly and I almost never watch the keyboard to look for a key.

Sorry, it's a kind of thinking like - "I don't need this new assault rifle 'cause I can reload my musket with my eyes being shut".

[Serb]

Originally posted by DaShi
The only other languages I know well enough to type with are Latin and Chinese. Latin uses the English alphabet. To type in Chinese you need to use pinyin or W-G, which both also use the English alphabet.

I guess I could switch to Dvorak keyboard, but that would require learning typing on that.

Sorry, it's a kind of thinking like - "I don't need this new assault rifle with burst capability and which uses all possible types of ammo, 'cause I possess great reloading skills and never use anything except an old-good stone and silver bullets for my well-proved musket."

And I believe Saras who has to remember layout of Lithuanian, English and Russian letters or Sir Ralph who has to remember layout of German, English and Russian letters would dissagree with you.