"...the first one-handed keyboard
that doesn’t require
learning a new way to type..."  WIRED
 


The revolutionary Half Keyboard and Half-QWERTY Pro Keyboard allow you type with just one hand, using your existing skills.

Now your other hand is always free when you need it…

  • Type while talking on the phone.
  • Easier text editing – Scroll, select text, type corrections, or make deletions, without moving your hand back and forth between keyboard and mouse.
  • Hold documents in one hand and type them in with the other hand.
  • Users of Desktop Publishing, CAD, Photoshop and other graphics software can change tools and issue commands on the Half Keyboard, without taking their hand off the mouse or stylus.
  • One hand incapacitated? Type with the other! A Half Keyboard is ideal for someone with a hand injury or disability.


Half Keyboard

The ultra-compact Half Keyboard is a one-handed version of the standard desktop keyboard. It uses full-size, high-quality laptop-style keys for excellent typing comfort and speed.

The Half Keyboard's sleek, minimal design makes a great addition to your regular keyboard, or a really cool replacement that uses very little desk space.


Half-QWERTY Pro Keyboard
The Half-QWERTY Pro Keyboard gives you the best of both worlds – one-hand and two-hand typing. It's a full-size, standard keyboard that allows you to touch-type with your left hand, your right hand, or both hands. Whatever's more convenient. You decide.

The Half-QWERTY Pro Keyboard uses high-quality rubber dome keyswitches that provide a quiet tactile feel, yet offer enough resistance to hold the weight of your hands and reduce long-term fatigue.

 
"...I was blown away... almost no thought required
to adapt to typing on it... From the get go, my fingers
knew how to type..."  THE-GADGETEER.COM
 


Num Tab CloseupHow does it work?
Typing with one hand is a lot like typing with two hands...

1. Place your hand on the keyboard, in the standard position.

2. The letters under your hand are exactly the same as on a regular keyboard. You already know how to type them – no learning required!

3. For the other half of the keyboard, you need to hold down the space bar. When you hold down the space bar, the keys under your hand change to the other half of the keyboard.

4. To type a space, just tap the space bar.

5. That’s all there is to it! It’s just like regular typing, except you hold down the space bar to get the other half of the keyboard.

How fast can I type?
With practice, up to 88% as fast as your two-handed speed. The current speed record is 64 words-per-minute!

How fast can I learn it?
If you’ve never learned to type before, you can learn one-handed typing in the same time – and at the same time – as two-handed typing. If you’re already a touch-typist, you can learn one-handed typing in a matter of minutes, with little or no retraining.

Why is it so easy to learn?
The finger used to type each letter is the same finger that's used in normal touch typing – That's why you can learn it so quickly. It's uncanny, but your brain quite naturally understands that a key that you would normally type with the index finger of one hand can be typed with the index finger of the other hand.

You're using the same finger movements that you already learned for touch-typing, except now, you're only using one hand to do them. To try it out for yourself, download the software demo from this page.

No drivers required
The one-handed capability is built into the keyboard hardware, so there are no drivers to install. It will work with any device that supports standard wired keyboards.


 
"I don't even know how to type with two hands!" 
VESNA VOJNIC, Marketing Manager, Matias Corporation
 


 
 

where can I get one?

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Half Keyboard
$595 USD

Half-QWERTY Pro Keyboard
$595 USD

 

 



click to launch the one-handed tying demo

Click here to launch the
one-handed typing demo

(Flash plug-in required)

Or, download the one-handed typing Demo Software:
for Windows (1.7 MB)
for Mac OS X (3.0 MB)


user manual

Click here to download the Half Keyboard user manual (1.1MB, Adobe Reader required)

 

 

Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology be accessible to people with disabilities.

The Half-QWERTY Pro Keyboard is specifically designed to satisfy all compliance requirements for keyboards, under Section 508.

A Voluntary Product Accessibility Statement is available for download.

 
 
 

 


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