<s>
Kinesis	B-Device
is	O
a	O
company	O
based	O
near	O
Seattle	O
that	O
offers	O
computer	B-Device
keyboards	I-Device
with	O
ergonomic	O
designs	O
as	O
alternatives	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
keyboard	B-Device
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
modifiers	O
such	O
as	O
enter	O
,	O
alt	B-Device
,	O
backspace	O
,	O
control	B-Device
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinesis	B-Device
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1991	O
with	O
its	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Bothell	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
a	O
suburb	O
of	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Model	O
100	O
(	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
long-running	O
Contoured/Advantage	O
line	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinesis	B-Device
's	O
first	O
adjustable	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Maxim	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Kinesis	B-Device
entered	O
a	O
strategic	O
alliance	O
with	O
Cramer	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
of	O
Kansas	O
City	O
,	O
which	O
manufactured	O
ergonomic	O
seating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinesis	B-Device
took	O
over	O
production	O
for	O
the	O
Cramer	O
Interfaces	O
chair	O
arm-mounted	O
split	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
releasing	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
as	O
the	O
Kinesis	B-Device
Evolution	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Model	O
100	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
featured	O
a	O
single-piece	O
contoured	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Maltron	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
keys	O
laid	O
out	O
in	O
a	O
traditional	O
QWERTY	O
arrangement	O
,	O
separated	O
into	O
two	O
clusters	O
for	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1993	O
article	O
in	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
described	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
's	O
arrangement	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
the	O
alphabet	O
keys	O
in	O
precisely	O
vertical	O
(	O
not	O
diagonal	O
)	O
columns	O
in	O
two	O
concave	O
depressions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinesis	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
also	O
puts	O
the	O
Backspace	O
,	O
Delete	O
,	O
Enter	O
,	O
Space	O
,	O
Ctrl	B-Device
,	O
Alt	B-Device
,	O
Home	O
,	O
End	O
,	O
Page	O
Up	O
,	O
and	O
Page	O
Down	O
keys	O
under	O
your	O
thumbs	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Kinesis	B-Device
contoured	O
keyboards	B-Device
(	O
except	O
the	O
Essential	O
)	O
support	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
re-map	O
individual	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1995	O
,	O
Kinesis	B-Device
had	O
released	O
its	O
fourth-generation	O
Model	O
130	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Kinesis	B-Device
added	O
two	O
sub-lines	O
to	O
its	O
contoured	O
keyboards	B-Device
:	O
the	O
Essential	O
(	O
introduced	O
that	O
June	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
programmable	O
but	O
could	O
be	O
upgraded	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Professional	O
(	O
November	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
on-board	O
macro	O
programming	O
,	O
a	O
foot	O
switch	O
,	O
and	O
Keyware	O
software	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Kinesis	B-Device
released	O
the	O
Advantage	O
line	O
,	O
updating	O
its	O
contoured	O
keyboards	B-Device
with	O
a	O
USB	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
non-programmable	O
model	O
was	O
dropped	O
and	O
the	O
USB	O
contoured	O
keyboards	B-Device
were	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
:	O
the	O
Advantage	O
was	O
offered	O
in	O
black	O
or	O
white	O
and	O
the	O
Advantage	O
Pro	O
had	O
a	O
metallic	O
silver	O
finish	O
with	O
black	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maxim	O
adjustable	O
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1997	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
similar	O
adjustable	O
staggered-column	O
keyboards	B-Device
with	O
split	O
halves	O
and/or	O
tenting	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Adjustable	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Natural	I-Device
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
Adjustable	O
(	O
M15	O
)	O
/Lexmark	O
Select-Ease	O
keyboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front/back	O
slope	O
(	O
6°	O
and	O
12°	O
)	O
,	O
rotation	O
(	O
0	O
–	O
30°	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
lateral	O
tenting	O
(	O
0°	O
,	O
8°	O
,	O
14°	O
)	O
were	O
adjustable	O
to	O
accommodate	O
a	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
users	O
;	O
Kinesis	B-Device
advised	O
new	O
users	O
to	O
gradually	O
increase	O
split	O
opening	O
and	O
tenting	O
angles	O
to	O
acclimate	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
relaxed	O
hand/wrist	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maxim	O
is	O
a	O
tenkeyless	O
QWERTY	O
layout	O
with	O
the	O
split	O
halves	O
bordered	O
by	O
F6	O
,	O
6	O
,	O
T	O
,	O
G	O
,	O
and	O
B	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
F7	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
Y	O
,	O
H	O
,	O
and	O
N	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
;	O
a	O
numeric	B-Device
keypad	I-Device
with	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
was	O
available	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Maxim	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Kinesis	B-Device
3-action	O
footswitch	O
via	O
a	O
daisychain	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
originally	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
Maxim	O
was	O
fitted	O
with	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
mini-DIN	I-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
;	O
versions	O
compatible	O
with	O
Macintosh	O
and	O
Sun	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
bundles	O
with	O
interface	O
conversion	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
reconfigurable	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Dvorak	O
layout	O
by	O
selecting	O
the	O
appropriate	O
driver	O
in	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
a	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
a	O
comparison	O
of	O
keyboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engineering	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Kinesis	B-Device
;	O
P.I.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Interfaces	O
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Cramer	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
as	O
a	O
split	O
keyboard	B-Device
mounted	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
chair	O
arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinesis	B-Device
assumed	O
responsibility	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
the	O
Interfaces	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
then	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
the	O
Kinesis	B-Device
Evolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evolution	O
added	O
programming	O
capabilities	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
bundled	O
touchpad	B-Application
pointing	O
device	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
halves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cable	O
connecting	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
to	O
the	O
computer	O
was	O
long	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
cable	O
linking	O
the	O
halves	O
was	O
;	O
mechanical	O
,	O
tactile	O
keyswitches	O
were	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freestyle	O
keyboard	B-Device
line	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2007	O
;	O
like	O
the	O
Maxim	O
,	O
the	O
Freestyle	O
was	O
a	O
staggered-column	O
keyboard	B-Device
split	O
into	O
two	O
halves	O
,	O
but	O
each	O
half	O
was	O
an	O
independent	O
module	O
now	O
,	O
linked	O
by	O
a	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
halves	O
were	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Freestyle	O
Solo	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
PivotTether	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
any	O
arbitrary	O
split	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Kinesis	B-Device
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Freestyle	O
for	O
Macintosh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Freestyle2	O
(	O
KB800	O
)	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
versions	O
;	O
externally	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
visible	O
improvement	O
was	O
a	O
reduction	O
in	O
keyboard	B-Device
height/thickness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
matching	O
low-profile	O
numeric	B-Device
keypad	I-Device
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freestyle2	O
Blue	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
updating	O
the	O
Freestyle2	O
with	O
a	O
multi-channel	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
wireless	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freestyle	O
Edge	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Kinesis	B-Device
Gaming	O
brand	O
as	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
in	O
2017	O
;	O
it	O
incorporated	O
mechanical	O
keyswitches	O
into	O
the	O
split-module	O
Freestyle	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backers	O
had	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
Cherry	O
MX	O
blue	O
,	O
brown	O
,	O
or	O
red	O
switches	O
in	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
with	O
blue	O
backlighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Kinesis	B-Device
announced	O
the	O
Advantage	O
360	O
,	O
which	O
combined	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Advantage	O
(	O
contoured	O
,	O
linear	O
key	O
layout	O
)	O
and	O
Freestyle	O
(	O
individual	O
split	O
left/right	O
key	O
modules	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
USB-C	O
ports	O
to	O
link	O
the	O
halves	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Professional	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Low	O
Energy	O
to	O
link	O
the	O
halves	O
together	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
;	O
for	O
the	O
Professional	O
,	O
the	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
using	O
a	O
USB-C	O
cable	O
if	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Professional	O
model	O
uses	O
an	O
open-source	O
ZMK	O
programming	O
engine	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
regular	O
360	O
uses	O
the	O
Kinesis	B-Device
SmartSet	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinesis	B-Device
line	O
of	O
keyboards	B-Device
are	O
marketed	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
type	O
throughout	O
the	O
work-day	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
perceive	O
a	O
higher	O
risk	O
for	O
such	O
injuries	O
as	O
RSI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinesis	B-Device
was	O
first	O
used	O
among	O
computer	B-Application
programmers	I-Application
,	O
who	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
primary	O
market	O
for	O
the	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinesis	B-Device
keyboards	I-Device
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
films	O
and	O
television	O
shows	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
