marcoarment,
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Likely good news for Microsoft-keyboard fans: Incase is taking over the business instead of letting MS kill it. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/5/24026323/microsoft-incase-partnership-keyboards-accessories-partnership

“A new ergonomic keyboard that’s very exciting” is apparently on the way, too.

It's even a good sign that this image depicting my favorite (badly Photoshopped) Sculpt Ergo keyboard was apparently supplied by Incase, suggesting that they'll be making more of them as well.

publicvoit,
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@marcoarment (as with most hardware I got from Microsoft) seems to be a great keyboard.

However, it's far from being an ergonomic keyboard.

I wrote a German article on ergonomic keyboards from my perspective: https://karl-voit.at/2023/03/10/ergonomische-Tastaturen/

Most important properties that are missing here: ortholinear layout, wells, distance between left and right hand side.

HTH

twoframesperminute,

@marcoarment The ergonomic keyboards from Microsoft are not the best, but good enough and, importantly, available in enterprise, where e.g. split keyboard solutions often aren't an option.

freediverx,
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@marcoarment
Do they come with the complimentary chicken hat?

TeflonTrout,
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@marcoarment I LOVE the Ergo 3000s I scavenged off a dusty shelf at work, best keyboard I've ever used

eawortman,
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@marcoarment Thank goodness. I’m getting closer to needing a new one.

gabehannan, (edited )
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@marcoarment I had considered trying one of these similar looking keyboards when my current Sculpt dies, but I’ll probably go with Incase if they revive the sculpt. https://perixx.com/products/11660

fracai,
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@marcoarment Could be bad (good?) news for @siracusa too. Are they also getting into the “Chicken hat” business?

luis_in_brief,
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@marcoarment YES OMG OMG THANK YOU

maxleibman,
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@marcoarment I also like this passage:

“‘There’s a big space for Incase to develop hybrid products that fit between mobile and desktop,’ says Tebele. Microsoft experimented with its Wedge Touch mouse and mobile keyboard, but it never really went much further.”

Maybe that means Incase could license and resurrect my beloved Microsoft Universal Foldable Keyboard?

maxleibman,
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@marcoarment I’m glad to see these got picked up. I don’t use the Ergo products, but I know people swear by them. I DO use a bunch of Microsoft accessories, some Surface branded, some not (I just counted and there are FOUR Microsoft mice in the house right now, half Surface and half just Microsoft).

I wonder what will happen to items like the Arc mouse and Modern mouse that have both Surface and generically Microsoft variants?

robattrell,
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@marcoarment this is very exciting news indeed! I didn’t care at all about keyboard until I found that one and now all I want is more like it. Separate numpad, ergonomic layout, reverse tilt, it’s hard to find any of these features in a mainstream keyboard, much less all of them.

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