Remember how I was looking for a keyboard the other day? Well, I did purchase a Logitech diNovo Edge. The hardware was amazing, but the software was beyond lousy. After a couple of BSODs and workflow hiccups, I decided to uninstall the SoB and take ‘er back to the store. My friend, Jeff Partridge, had this to say about the peripheral:

The Logitech Di Novo may not be the most economical keyboard in existence, but for anyone who aspires to type (fast!), it’s the top of the mountain. The keys are nearly flat, like a laptop’s and the keyforce is minimal. I can type much faster on it than my software would be able to handle . If you want to touch it out, you’re going to have to do something I’m betting you hate to do: head to the big box stores. Best Buy (here, anyway) has an entire aisle of keyboards on display. And the Di Novo is one of them. Hop on your Segway and head over there, pronto!

I’m still waiting for the fabled Microsoft Entertainment Desktop 8000 to be released – but they keep pushing the release date back!

Logitech is both Good and Bad

I’ve been using Microsoft’s Internet Keyboard Pro since they first released it (and since discontinued it). I don’t require too much from my keyboard, mind you – comfort trumps functionality every time. I never liked the split “natural” keyboards, and I don’t do all that much PC gaming.

So, it’s impossible to shop for keyboards online – because you have to go by external experiences. What might be good for one set of hands may not be good for mine. Why doesn’t somebody open up a chain of brick-and-mortar “Input” stores? You know, it’d be filled with nothing more than accessories that help us interact with our machines. Keyboards, mice, styli, controllers, etc. The markup wouldn’t have to be all that much for something like that to be successful.

Anyway, I’m in the market for a new keyboard – and I’ve considered going wireless this time around. People are raving about the Logitech diNovo Edge – but anything over $150 is a bit much to spend on something that may not fit the bill (so to speak). I already have a USB BlueTooth controller for my wireless mouse, but will the Logitech peripheral require a completely different adapter? Eh, I don’t know.

Where do keyboards go when they die? They don’t go to heaven where the angels fly. They go to the lake of fire and fry. Won’t see ‘em again until the fourth of July.

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