Keyboard comfort

A new study by ergonomics researchers in the US has found that Microsoft's Natural Keyboard reduces the discomfort of people suffering from repetitive strain injury (RSI, also known as occupational overuse syndrome, or OOS), as compared with other ergonomic keyboards.

The US-Government funded study tested different keyboards including Microsoft's, the Apple Adjustable Keyboard and the Comfort Keyboard System with 80 RSI sufferers.

Those using the Microsoft keyboard were the only ones to show significant improvement in their condition, reporting pain severity scores 50 per cent lower than at the beginning of the study.