<s>
LOMAK	B-Device
is	O
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
Light	B-Device
Operated	I-Device
Mouse	I-Device
And	I-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
assistive	O
technology	O
device	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
people	O
who	O
cannot	O
use	O
a	O
standard	O
computer	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
and	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lomak	B-Device
is	O
clipped	O
to	O
an	O
adjustable	O
stand	O
placed	O
vertically	O
underneath	O
the	O
computer	O
screen	O
and	O
is	O
operated	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
laser	O
pointer	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
hat	O
or	O
headband	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
arm	O
movement	O
can	O
alternatively	O
use	O
the	O
Lomak	B-Device
horizontally	O
with	O
a	O
hand-pointer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
mouse	B-Device
with	O
any	O
desktop	O
or	O
laptop	O
computer	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
spare	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lomak	B-Device
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
1.0	O
device	O
which	O
plugs	O
into	O
a	O
computer	O
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
used	O
in	O
mouse	B-Device
mode	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
move	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
mouse	B-Device
cursor	O
at	O
fast	O
or	O
slow	O
speeds	O
as	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
and	O
generate	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
clicks	O
on	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
used	O
in	O
keyboard	B-Device
mode	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
generate	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
standard	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
including	O
Shift	B-Device
,	O
Ctrl	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Alt	B-Device
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
has	O
three	O
circles	O
of	O
keys	O
each	O
surrounding	O
a	O
central	O
Confirm	O
sensor	O
,	O
with	O
setup	O
and	O
control	B-Device
keys	I-Device
in	O
a	O
horizontal	O
bar	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
turns	O
off	O
when	O
pointed	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
left	O
stationary	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lomak	B-Device
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
operate	O
with	O
the	O
Notesai	O
overlay	O
,	O
which	O
fastens	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effect	O
is	O
to	O
double	O
the	O
angular	O
space	O
between	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
lesser-used	O
characters	O
being	O
selected	O
by	O
a	O
shift	B-Device
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Notesai	O
arrangement	O
permits	O
people	O
with	O
limited	O
head	O
control	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
with	O
cerebral	O
palsy	O
and	O
similar	O
conditions	O
)	O
to	O
select	O
characters	O
more	O
easily	O
than	O
with	O
the	O
closely	O
spaced	O
Lomak	B-Device
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
of	O
layout	O
(	O
Lomak	B-Device
or	O
Notesai	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
user-configurable	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
generate	O
language-specific	O
characters	O
and	O
accent	O
marks	O
,	O
the	O
Lomak	B-Device
can	O
be	O
user-configured	O
to	O
emulate	O
keyboards	B-Device
used	O
in	O
several	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keys	O
on	O
keyboards	B-Device
for	O
international	O
users	O
have	O
icon	O
graphics	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
international	O
characters	O
are	O
selected	O
by	O
a	O
shift	B-Device
procedure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lomak	B-Device
currently	O
can	O
emulate	O
keyboards	B-Device
used	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
locales	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
had	O
its	O
origins	O
in	O
1987	O
when	O
Aucklander	O
Mike	O
Watling	O
saw	O
the	O
limited	O
options	O
available	O
for	O
young	O
disabled	O
people	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
their	O
teachers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
Watling	O
,	O
an	O
electrician	O
,	O
took	O
time	O
out	O
to	O
study	O
for	O
a	O
Diploma	O
in	O
Applied	O
Science	O
at	O
the	O
Auckland	O
University	O
of	O
Technology	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
the	O
support	O
to	O
produce	O
early	O
prototypes	B-Application
prior	O
to	O
commercial	O
development	O
and	O
launch	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
firmware	B-Application
and	O
quality	O
assurance	O
measures	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
were	O
undertaken	O
by	O
Industrial	O
Research	O
Limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lomak	B-Device
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
awarded	O
gold	O
in	O
the	O
International	O
Design	O
Excellence	O
Awards	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Lomak	B-Device
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
on	O
permanent	O
display	O
at	O
New	O
York	O
's	O
Museum	O
of	O
Modern	O
Art	O
.	O
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