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It should be an MX1000 at the very least, but I'm also spoiled to death on the stupid thing.]]>Jul 26th 2007 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/
Why do all the keyboards with bells and whistles have to be ginormous? ]]>Jul 26th 2007 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.logitech.com/repository/68/jpg/268.1.0.jpg

As a programmer, I'm probably more reliant on that key cluster than the average typist. I think it's telling that Logitech's own "gaming" keyboards don't mess with the layout, as I'm sure it would mess things up for gamers who use keyboard controls:
http://www.logitech.com/repository/122/jpg/607.1.0.jpg

Oh, and while I'm whining about this: PLEASE stop messing with the F-Keys! I don't see the advantage in making them smaller, particularly on big fat keyboards like these. Again, we programmers/gamers/others use these keys a LOT.

Here's a great example of an otherwise beautiful keyboard that commits both sins:
http://www.logitech.com/repository/84/jpg/472.1.0.jpg

It's too bad, because I otherwise like the feel of Logitech's keyboards and some of the gizmo features, even if they do go overboard often.
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I want one the size of my hand so I can lay the smackdown on it quickly and efficiently.
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Interestingly, it looks like Microsoft (who I believe started the Giganto-Delete-Key trend in the first place) is going back to the traditional layout on their latest keyboards (although the small F-Keys survived):
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/images/signature/mk_NED7k_otherviews_1.jpg
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/images/signature/mk_wld6k_otherview_4.jpg
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I really just think that it comes down to using it for a bit and getting used to it. I could BARELY use that cluster when I first got a keyboard like that, but now, I can't even think of using the old way unless I have to.

It is interesting that they didn't change things on the gaming keyboard, though. I think you're right about why. On a gaming keyboard, keeping the layout that gamers have become used to is important, I suppose.

The small F-keys, I feel you on, though. That particular trend, while not completely unusable, is quite annoying. Remember in the good old days of "keyboard reform" when the new "special" uses of the F-keys were the default? Oh god, that made me want to smash something.]]>Jul 26th 2007 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/
I upgraded to vista and am really annoyed that my beloved keyboard isn't supported in setpoint, but the same board in the bluetooth version is. Why on earth.

This new board looks really uncomfortable especially for a touch typist like me. And they need to return to their old enhanced F-Keys. Now 3 are used up with Word, Excel and Powerpoint by default. What was wrong with the My Documents, Music, Picture, Computer, Save, Print, and more layout they used to use. I know they are customisable, but without the pictures you have to remember that you have changed them to the useful defaults they once used.

I know this is a rant, but I will likely not buy another Logitech Keyboard, and I just prey they don't ruin the mice the way they ruined the keyboards.]]>Jul 26th 2007 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/192&cl=us,en]]>Jul 26th 2007 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=081

is it just me or is the black gloss getting more and more tired by the second?]]>Jul 26th 2007 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/
Yes, it's just you. 8^D]]>Jul 26th 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/
Some companies need to jettison their programmers and have someone else do the work. Whoever's doing HP's inkjet and mulitfunction printer drivers needs to get sacked as well.]]>Jul 26th 2007 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/

On XP it is fine, the same mouse with the same version of Set-point, but the Vista set-point is really buggy.]]>Jul 26th 2007 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/
The wave looks to be an improvement over the multi media keyboard so I'll probably look into getting one. I'm not interested in the mouse, I'm not sure why the mice are bundled with keyboards as of late. ]]>Jul 26th 2007 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/
Greatest keyboard ever, and it actually shipped with the best mouse they had the MX700. Now all the desktops ship with the low-end mice, despite being really expensive.

I just wish they would Vista the damned thing, all those great hot-keys and none of them work because I didn't pay £70 more for the bluetooth one.]]>Jul 27th 2007 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 26th 2007 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/
And yes, the small F-keys suck... I'm a long time WordPerfect user (since Version 4!) and the little F keys here are a nusiance.]]>Jul 26th 2007 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Jul 28th 2007 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Aug 4th 2007 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/logitech-unveils-curvalicious-wave-keyboard-cordless-desktop/Aug 8th 2007 6:58AM