Microsoft unveils wrist-friendly Sculpt Ergonomic and Sculpt Comfort Deskto


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Microsoft unveils wrist-friendly Sculpt Ergonomic and Sculpt Comfort Desktops

 

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Microsoft has pursued ever more exotic shapes in the name of comfort. Its new Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop might just take the cake, however. The all-wireless bundle's centerpiece, the Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard, centers around a U-shaped layout that keeps wrists in more natural positions; there's also a cushioned palm rest and a separate number pad. Its companion Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse, meanwhile, relies on a gently sloped design that allows for a Start screen shortcut and a tilting scroll wheel. Both the Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop and a stand-alone version of the mouse should ship this month at respective prices of $130 and $60, while the keyboard will fly solo this September for $81.
 
If your forearms don't need quite so much coddling, Microsoft is also putting its Sculpt Comfort Keyboard and Sculpt Comfort Mouse together in one kit. The not-so-creatively titled Sculpt Comfort Desktop (shown after the break) drops the number pad and uses more conventional shapes across the board, with the exception of the mouse's swipe-driven touch tab. We suspect many who buy the Comfort Desktop this month will most like its $80 price -- it's a better deal than the Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop for those who only need the fundamentals.

 

 

 
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Ooh, that Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop looks great! Always loved Microsoft's ergonomic mice and keyboards. It's just really annoying that they're nearly impossible to find with a Belgian keyboard layout.

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Ooh, that Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop looks great! Always loved Microsoft's ergonomic mice and keyboards.

Same, used to have one of their original ergonomic keyboards, think it was called "Natural Keyboard" or something like that, it was actually quite good.. just took a while to get used to the thing, the split keyboard I'd bet will be problematic for hunt-and-peck typists though.
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