Re: Feedback on portable keyboard tray idea...

On 3 May 2012 21:22, jeffinboston456 <[email protected]> wrote:
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> (Note: I have permission from the moderators to post this semi-commercial=
 message)
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> I'm a sufferer of repetitive strain injury and use as a Gold Touch keyboa=
rd at work and at home. At home I have a keyboard tray that is adjustable i=
n height and angle. Recently at work I was moving from cubicle to cubicle e=
very few days, and none of these had a keyboard tray. They purchased a 3M c=
lamp-based keyboard tray for me but I realized there were a lot of things I=
 just didn't like about the design and I think I can do better.
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> I think I can design a portable keyboard tray that will:
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> 1. Be adjustable in height
> 2. Be adjustable in angle
> 3. Easily fit into any backpack that can hold a 15=E2=80 laptop
> 4. Be relatively lightweight (a few lbs)
> 5. Will clamp onto desks and tables of a variety of thicknesses
> 6. Clamped onto a table in less than 30 seconds
> 7. Not mar the table top
> 8. Clamp on round tables as well as inside corner desks
> 9. Clamp onto glass top desks
> 10. Would NOT slide under the table
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> My questions to all of you:
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> A. Is this something you would buy?
> B. How much would you pay?
> C. Which of these features would be important to you?
> D. Are there any features here I didn't include that would be important t=
o you?
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> Thanks for any feedback you can give!
> -Jeff

Hi Jeff.

As I get older, I'm finding the amount of weight I carry with me is
becoming incredibly important.  When I was 20 I'd toss 15 or 20 pounds
of material into my backpack without thinking about it.  These days, I
carry maybe five pounds and I think about it every time because my
back can't handle much more if I'm walking a significant distance.
I'm now using shoulder bag so the weight distribution is uneven and
that may have affected things, but extra weight is right out for me.

So from my point of view, I would only buy this if A) I direly needed
it, B) it was very light, and C) it was very portable.  Tough order to
fill - but then, if I primarily drove a car (instead of walking, my
main means of transport), this would be a different story.

Hope this helps.  Good luck.

--
Giles
http://www.gilesorr.com/
[email protected]


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