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A better keyboard than QWERTY

2024/4/2
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Jonas Hietala discusses his journey to create a custom keyboard layout tailored to his specific needs, highlighting the inefficiencies of traditional QWERTY keyboards and exploring alternative layouts like BEAKL.
  • Jonas Hietala experienced hand pain and sought to design a keyboard that minimized strain.
  • He experimented with various layouts, rejecting QWERTY for its inefficiency.
  • Jonas eventually settled on a layout called T-34, optimizing for comfort and personal use.

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Today on the flagship podcast of alternate keyboard layouts: 

03:36 - The Verge’s David Pierce talks to Jonas Hietala about his ultra-custom keyboard he built from the ground up to fit his specific needs. 

30:40 - The Verge’s Tom Warren explains the next phase of Microsoft with a new leader on the Windows and Surface team. 

57:32 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about tricks for Netflix recommendations. 

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