The Logitech Wave is one of the new hybrid keyboards coming out that’s not quite a standard keyboard, but not completely ergonomic, either. Super-ergonomic keyboards cater to the desk jockey, and as such are getting fewer and fewer features that cater to the average person. The Wave fits right in between… it has lots of features for those who user their computer for fun as well as an office user.
The design doesn’t scare off ergonomic users or “traditional” keyboard users. The keyboard layout makes for a more relaxed shoulder and hand position, but not as much as the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic keyboard. If I use a regular flat keyboard for more than an hour than I totally need a shoulder and hand massage, but using the wave doesn’t stress my body in this way.
The Wave also has lots of cool features that have been omitted from Microsoft’s latest generation of keyboards. The “secondary” F-keys have been replaced with more useful setup, media controls are plentiful, the Home/Delete bank is of the newer type, and the keyboard lights are tastefully put away so they’re not annoying.
All in all, there’s a lot to like about the Logitech Wave keyboard. Its features will appeal to today’s “average” computer user, but may not satisfy the elitist ergonomic user. I would prefer to see an ergonomic keyboard with robust gaming and media features, but with the popularity of “wave-like” keyboards I think the ergos will become a niche speciality item.
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