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there are two kinds of companies followers and leaders some keyboard manufacturers approach the problem of ergonomics by taking your standard QWERTY keyboard and sprinkling in a little bend here in some separation there but leaders they have true courage they use first principle thinking to build new products from the ground up and the safe type keyboard turns the whole idea of a keyboard on its side and then down normal and then on its other side but is this 290 dollar command center the answer to your RS I Christ or are these guys coming at this from completely the wrong angle cooller masters 25th anniversary edition cosmos 2 features a unique dual curved tempered glass side panel check it out now at the link below okay let's just get this out of the way the safe types layout is pretty unconventional the Alpha portion of the keyboard has been split into two equal halves and rotated making it the most 3d keyboard we've ever tested more about why in a moment first let's look at the third section which contains the cursor controls a number pad and media buttons and some of these are super handy what a great use of otherwise empty middle space I'm looking at you Kinney sis just be careful to not accidentally hit the shutdown hotkey during the season finale of scrapyard Wars let's get this out of the way early - this thing looks weird but it's actually a lot faster to get used to then you'd probably think all of the keys are in their usual least relatively speaking usual spots and the s and J keys are even bumpier than normal to help keep you anchored on the home row the only kind of novel key placement is the extra backspace key that shifts all the workload from your right pinky to being able to split it with your left thumb and a thumbs up for that one another thing that looks weird but is for a reason is the legend why are some of the symbols all rotating backwards aha well hold on to your carpals my friends because although safe type recommends that users be proficient touch typists before purchasing one of their keyboards and we agree you really cannot see what the heck you're pressing from a natural position they realize that some keys are used so infrequently but it might help to be able to take a peek at them and that is why they include this high-vis vest and hard hat in the box for the dedicated spotter that you'll need to help you find your way around or down almost keep going just kidding the real solution is the key caps with the reverse lettering and built-in rearview mirrors obviously they're adjustable so you can aim them at the function and number keys or my favorite the ctrl and alt keys so you can still do all your favorite columns but like this not like this power goes like this protip you can actually also use them to keep an eye out for your boss during not-safe-for-work lunch breaks but let's get seriously here what the hell were they thinking designing a keyboard like this well it turns out that there are three damaging postures associated with typical keyboard use all in their deviation which happens when your wrists go like this extension which is when your wrists do that and pronation which is when your hands are like oh okay that last one actually doesn't look bad but it actually causes the two major bones in your forearms to scissor pinching nerves and blood vessels save type claims to address all of these issues without transferring the stress to other parts of your body like the neck and shoulders I say your mileage may vary somewhat because depending on some other factors you may actually end up in a worse posture than you would have with your good old fashioned 104 key because here's the thing it's clear that the vertical hand position is going to keep your arms from pronating so scratch that one off the list but all in there deviation that depends more on your desk setup if it's too high your wrists are going to be above your elbows no good and if you can't lower your desk what's your going to have to do is raise your chair I ended up with my feet dangling also not ideal on the bright side you can solve that with a couple of blocks under the back of the board so maybe a v2 will come with feet but it's not something that's included in the box and finally as for extension save type says the most orthopedically neutral position is achieved by starting with your arms at your sides and then using only your biceps to lift the arms until they're perpendicular to the ground but then you've got to hold your arms up like that the whole time you're typing who wants to do that I'd probably end up with my elbows on the chairs arm rests after 2 minutes and that's just going to bend my wrists more so it is this ergonomic keyboard for you well if you have the right setup like a standing desk or one with a dropped keyboard tray then the health benefits could be real but the membrane key switches are pretty mushy moving your hand from the outside to the inside is crazy inefficient and the build quality is average for like 15 years ago it kind of comes down to whether you want to invest the extra $60 and the learning time into an advantage - or if you need an ergonomic keyboard that you can type proficiently on right this minute I mean it's got a 30-day money-back guarantee it works on Windows and Mac is available in North America and Europe so you know why am I even bothering with this conclusion did you just it go for it it's just money like whatever it's it's after 6:00 I'm time to go home it's not a real chair tunnel there is the simple VPN app so if you want to browse the internet privately without your internet service provider or pesky advertisers keeping track of what you're doing or you want to enjoy a more open Internet with you know services or programming that's otherwise not available to you do to pesky geo restrictions tunnel there is the way to go and it's just so easy to use it's available for iOS Android PC and Mac they've even got a Chrome extension and you basically press the button and boom your connection gets encrypted and it appears to the websites and services that you use as though you are some anonymous person in some other country try it for free with 500 megabytes of data and no credit card required at the link below and and wait wait there's more if you choose to get a year of unlimited data you can save 10% by going to tunnel bear comm /l tt yeah I'm back thanks for watching guys it's a video stuck you know what to do but if it's awesome get subscribed hit that like button or check out the link to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description also down there is our merch store which has cool shirts like this one and our community forum which you should totally join now I'm leaving for real