Do you like to write? Do you like typing fast, typing at a dizzying speed, and capturing ideas on the screen as they form in your head? If so, watch this. There’s a startup in the US that, according to its executives, has a device that can help us type 500 words per minute, more than 300 that stenographers reach with their special machine, and much more than the 120 achieved today by very familiar users. QWERTY keyboard.

The device is called CharaChorder, and at first glance it looks more like a dumbbell than a writing device. It basically consists of two parts connected by a central stick and each equipped with nine joysticks. Them 18 small touch controls they move in multiple directions and offer some important advantages to the typewriter: they don’t need to lift their fingers from the keyboard, they save time and travel, and they allow typing with less movement.

What really helps CharaChorder shorten typing times as fast as we think – at least that’s what the company says – its “chords” are a system where the user enters several letters at once so your program detects them and generates a word based on guesswork. For example, instead of typing Hello, combine the letters “h, e, l, o”.

Rethink QWERTY

The system is similar to that used by stenographers, but of course there are important differences. The company device more than 17,000 million Possible chord combinations can even be created instantly without the need for specific software. Obviously, getting the most out of the CharaChorder requires more than just purchasing it: it takes practice with the user’s unique joystick configuration. And do a lot.

“Keys detect motion in three dimensions, so users can access more than 300 unique entries without losing finger contact with the device,” its administrators said. assistanteven exceeding 500 words per minute; It’s a long way from the number 40 that most people reach with regular keyboards, but a long way off.

“CharaChorder’s mission is to increase the average text transfer rate of 40 words per minute to and above the average text comprehension rate of 250 words per minute,” the US company says: “We believe that ‘typewriter style’ writing is the result of habit and that habit rather than human intelligence. We know that to break it, we have to deliver something totally surprising”.

The CharaCHoreder costs $249.99, but the company also notes that while it has a much more traditional keyboard, the CharaChorder Lite costs $199.99, which already allows for shorter typing times. The company presented its device at CES and also on the nets you can see. users who manage itincluding Riley Keen, the person in charge of the company. His speed had already earned him declassification in the Monkeytype tests.

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