The SmartBoard Advantage!
Space-Saving Design

SmartBoard is up to 20% smaller then other ergonomic keyboards. This means you’ll save valuable desktop space and it will fit any keyboard drawer.

Patented SmartKey™ Layout

The SmartKey™ layout perfectly positions the keys for the natural "fanning" movements of the fingers. Open and close your fingers and the keys are right there.

Larger Keys for Outside Letters

The SmartKey™ layout has larger keytops for hard-to-reach letters (like "Q", "W", "O" and "P"). Larger sizing makes these letters easier to find and type.

Will I have to retrain to type with the SmartBoard?

No. SmartBoard^TM retains the standard QWERTY format, so each finger types the same letters as on a standard keyboard. However, depending on your typing skills, it may take a short time to adjust to the slightly different key positions on the SmartKey^TM. Please find your typing skill level below to determine the quickest way to get acquainted with the SmartBoard^TM: 

0-30 Words per minute (WPM): If you are familiar with "split" keyboards, you will not have any problem, just take the 2 Minute Typing Re-trainer once or twice, and you should be typing at your old speed. After a day, you should begin to notice that you are typing faster. If you haven't used a "split" keyboard before, it may take you slightly longer to adapt. Just give it a little time and you will be happy with the results. 

31-5O WPM: At this typing speed, you may have to adjust to a couple letters. In particular, you may find that you are mistyping "C", "V" and "B". That is because, on the standard keyboard, your fingers have to reach down and to the right to type those letters. On the  SmartBoard^TM, the letters are directly under the "D", "F” and "G" - exactly where your fingers naturally reach. Typos may happen because your fingers are used to reaching over to the right, when all they have to do is just naturally reach down. 

To adjust to the SmartBoard^TM, just (I) take the 2 Minute Typing Re-Trainer and (2) each time you have a "C", "V" or "B" typo, type "bob the avocado cob". At the end of your first day you should be at your old speed, and by the third day your should be typing faster. 

5l+WPM: At this level, your fingers are very tuned into where the keys are, so you will probably mistype some letters initially. In addition to the "C", "V" and "B" keys, you may also have to slightly readjust for "N’ and "P". To get used to the SmartBoard^TM, just follow the instructions directly above. Most typists at this level will adjust by the end of the first day and will be typing faster within the first week. Please be patient it will pay off with faster, easier typing.

Mr. Arkelian, Typing World Record Holder, 
Guinness Book of World Record
"As the World’s Fastest Typist, I am always looking for keyboard innovations that will allow me to type faster and more comfortably. When I tried the SmartBoard, I knew I had found the answer. Simply put, the SmartKey layout is an incredible breakthrough in keyboard design."

MacHome Magazine
"It's a good deal, two carpal-tunnel-free thumbs up."

MacUser
"Datadesk's keyboards have been consistently the best."

Windows Sources
"SmartBoard has a good feel and is easier to adapt to than the Microsoft Natural Keyboard."

Internet Computing
"Anyone who spends a lot of time on his or her computer will appreciate this innovative keyboard."

MacDigest
"I'd give it so many "mice" that you'd need the Pied Piper to clear your office."