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February 22, 2003
iGesture Pad
Hmm, after looking at the product overview for iGesture Pad, it sounds/looks pretty awesome to me. At least the ability to move my hand and tap various fingers to perform various actions sounds pretty good, especially given the amount of mousing I do every day. Now the question: did anybody tried these, and what were your impressions? A quick web search didn't found much reviews, and the ones I found were pretty raving ones. So how well does that thing really works?..   Posted by slava at February 22, 2003 06:51 AMTrackback Pings: TrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference iGesture Pad: Touchsteam day one from Daniel Von Fange Tracked on February 22, 2003 12:16 PM Related:
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That looks incredibly interesting. If you get one please review it, I wouldn't mind selling it here at work, if it is worthwhile. Posted by: Etan on February 22, 2003 10:30 AMI have the iGesture Pad's big brother, the TouchStrem ST, which is a full "keyless keyboard" on a tented, ergonomic frame rather than just a "no-mouse mouse pad." I love this thing, though typing on it is a bit slower than on a real keyboard even after months of use, so you may want to stick to the iGesture Pad. Mousing and gesturing are so elegant, simple, and comfortable on a FingerWorks device that using a traditional mechanical keyboard and mouse now seem awkward and time-consuming. If you're sick of your mouse, get one a Pad. If you're sick of your keyboard too, get a TouchStream. Cheers, Posted by: al3x on February 22, 2003 3:52 PMI have the TouchStream ST and it's great. I am a faster typest on it than a regular keyboard. It also works with Cocoa Gestures for customization. Spendy but worth every dollar. I doubt I will ever go back to a regular keyboard. It would have to be pretty special. seeya I have the TouchStream ST, and while I wouldn't recommend it for all users - it depends on one's typing style, posture habits, usage patterns, etc - it's been absolutely wonderful for me. Typing and mousing on the same surface with no switching latency just rules, as do the gestures and no-reach chords. I've been meaning to write up a detailed review, and will do so soon. I can't think of anyone to whom I wouldn't recommend the iGesture Pad, though. If you're right-handed and use a desktop system (or laptop with external keyboard) you might also want to consider their iGesture Keyboard or iGesture Split Retro, which replace the numeric keypad of a standard keyboard or MS Natural keyboard with an iGesture Pad while retaining the numeric-keypad functionality. That way you don't have to reach way off to the right across a keypad to use the pointing/gesture device. I didn't think I'd like the MultiTouch surface for pointing, since it resembles a trackpad, and I've hated every trackpad I've used... but I was pleasantly surprised. The vastly increased surface area and greater range of gestures make a huge difference in both performance and ergonomics. Posted by: Alan Jaffray on March 3, 2003 10:11 PMI used the touchstreap LP for about a month. I don't think you can beat the mousing. Typing is another story though. I can't type half as fast on this keyboard and my accuracy went down 50%. It's very frustrating. I'm going to switch to just the pad. Posted by: Aaron on April 21, 2003 2:00 PMKeep comments on topic. If a comment is unrelated to this post, it may be removed or moderated. |