Notepad is an input device, designed to make everyday computing more comfortable and efficient.
It’s designed in cooperation with test persons suffering from repetitive strain injury (RSI) and other dexterity-related disabilities. The problem was to design an input device which could be used comfortably by as many as possible, while preventing strain injuries.
As many as 50% of scandinavians who uses computers in their work suffer from some sort of RSI. Most computer-related health problems are caused by monotone and repetitive movements when using a computer mouse, and made worse by the lack of variation in movement.
Nowadays we use computers for almost everything, and Notepad reflects that by being highly versatile and encouraging users to vary their working positions.
With Notepad you can sit back and relax while surfing the net, write like with an ordinary notepad, or lay it down flat in front of a keyboard to use it as an ergonomically correct trackpad.
Notepad merges the best from graphic tablets and trackpads, as you can choose to use your fingers or a stylus, and it adds gestures and customizable function buttons to personalize and vary the handling even further. Because it’s wireless, you don’t have to restrict yourself or your muscles to awkard working positions.
If you get a cramp from using the stylus – use your fingers. If your neck gets tired from sitting crouched over your desk, sit back and relax. You could even use notepad as a remote control for your media computer or your powerpoint presentations.
Download presentation PDF. (In norwegian)
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