Complete Keyboard Comfort

You asked, we delivered! For years, our customers have asked for a keyboard with a touchpad located between the 10-key and the alpha-numeric keys. With the Ergo-Master Keyboard, you'll get the benefit of a standard-layout keyboard while limiting the shoulder and back pain that can result from constantly reaching for a mouse.

Features

• Built-in Touch Pad acts as mouse.
• Water resistant
• Membrane keys
• Black Master Keyboard with Integrated Touchpad is available only in Black
• PS/2 & USB input.

How Does a Centralized Pointing Device Help?

* Awkward Positions:

Body postures determine which joints and muscles are used in an activity, as well as the amount of force exerted. Poor postures place unusual or excessive forces on components of the body. The number one problem with pointing devices has always been location. In the best of circumstances, pointing devices are placed just to the right of the keyboard, but at worst, they are placed on side surfaces or on the surface in front of the user because there isn't room on the keyboard tray.

* Effect of Mouse Position on Shoulder Muscle Activity:

The location of the pointing device during use (in relation to the body's midline) affects EMG muscle activity for the anterior and middle deltoid muscles (Cook and Kothiyal, 1998). EMG activity increases as the mousing area is moved farther from the body's midline, as shown by the research performed by Alan Hedge and Greg Shaw at Cornell University. They measured EMG activity in relation to the shoulder abduction angle required by the placement of the pointing device.

* Effect of Differing Shoulder Widths:

Computer users come in all sizes. A man that is 6 foot 5 inches tall, with a large bone structure could measure 28" through the shoulders, while a 5 foot tall, petite woman might be only 15" through the shoulders.

In the Cornell research, when the mouse was positioned just to the right of the keyboard, the test subject's shoulder abduction was at 50 degrees. The 6" 5" man with a 28" shoulder width might have only been at 40 degrees abduction for the same position. The strain on his shoulder is reduced because of his size. On the other hand, the 5" petite woman with a 15" shoulder width might have a 60-degree abduction with the same position. Her size will cause her to be at even greater risk of injury, thus she would benefit most from an integrated pointing device.

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