The Freestyle keyboard is the most versatile keyboard on the market.
It's a breakthrough in ergonomic design!
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Precise separation and splay adjustment adapts to your individual ergonomic needs.
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The keyboard halves can be tented to reduce discomfort caused by pronation
(VIP or Incline accessory kit required).
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The key layout incorporates unique features for performance and comfort,
with almost no adaptation time.
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Adds a stylish accent to your workstation with a modern contemporary look.
The Freestyle keyboard is available in four combinations:
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The Freestyle Solo
keyboard includes the basic keyboard, split into two halves that can
be splayed and separated if desired.
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The Freestyle VIP
keyboard adds the VIP accessory kit to the Freestyle Solo.
The VIP accessory adds palm supports to both keyboard halves
and allows the inside edge of each half to be tented upwards at an
angle of 10° or 15°.
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The Freestyle Incline
keyboard adds the Incline accessory kit to the Freestyle Solo.
The Incline accessory adds palm supports to both keyboard halves
and provides an adjustable splay (up to 30°) and fixed tenting (10° only) of the keyboard,
with the two halves connected at the top.
- The new Freestyle Ascent
accessory kit provides two multi-angle tenting modules which attach to
the underside of the keying modules, plus a linking plate which may be
used to connect the two keying modules if desired.
- The Freestyle V3 keyboard adds the V3 accessory kit to the Freestyle Solo.
The V3 accessory cannot be used with palm supports at the same time
and allows the inside edge of each half of the keyboard to be tented upwards at an
angle of 5°, 10° or 15°.
The Freestyle Solo keyboard is available in three configurations:
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The Freestyle Solo with a 8" cable
between the keyboard halves provides enough separation for most
body types and workstation configurations.
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The 20" cable provides separation sufficient for any
workstation configuration.
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The French Canadian key layout
provides easy to access custom labeled keys with
French characters and accent symbols.
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Separation
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Up to 8" of complete separation of both left and right keyboard modules.
Perfect for individuals requiring greater separation
than that provided by other ergonomic keyboards.
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Splay
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The two keyboard halves can be connected together by
attaching the included flexible pivot tether,
allowing an infinite range of splay.
Simple slide release buttons allow the attachment or removal of
both the pivot tether and the Incline accessory base.
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Tenting
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With the new Ascent accessory, tenting is 20° to 90° at 10° intervals.
With the VIP accessory, tenting angles of 10° and 15° can be achieved.
With the Incline accessory, tenting is fixed at 10°. And with the new
V3 accessory, 5°, 10° and 15° can be achieved.
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Profile
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Most keyboards, even ergonomic models, have a 10° positive slope
from the back edge to the front edge.
These designs tend to bend your wrists and can cause discomfort.
The Freestyle Solo has a sleek, low profile design with 0° slope
that minimizes the height,
effectively creating a negative slope and reducing wrist extension.
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Footprint
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At only 15.375" wide, the Freestyle Solo provides for close placement
of any pointing device, keeping you in your comfort zone
and reducing any discomfort that may be caused by overreaching.
Freestyle Solo
Freestyle VIP
Freestyle Incline
Freestyle Ascent
Freestyle V3
VIP Accessory components
Incline Accessory components
10 Key embedded keypad
Double wide escape/delete keys
Hot keys
Side profiles of Solo
Freestyle Solo joined
Freestyle Solo splayed
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Adjustable/Separated Keyboard
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The Freestyle Solo is a separated keyboard joined by an 8" (or 20") cable, allowing you to
separate the two halves of the keyboard up to 8" (or 20"). The separated halves
can also be joined together with a pivot tether, allowing the keyboard to be splayed at the joint.
- Accommodates a Wide Range of Humans
- From
small to tall and body types in between, the Freestyle Solo allows for
maximum flexibility catering to each individual's unique needs.
- Sleek, low profile design
- Most
keyboards including ergonomic models have a 10 degree positive slope
from front to back. These designs tend to bend your wrists. The
Freestyle Solo has a zero degree slope which minimizes the height,
effectively creating negative slope and reducing wrist extension.
- Narrow Foot Print for Comfortable Mousing and Keying.
- At only 15 3/8 inches wide the Freestyle Solo provides for close placement of any pointing device reducing over reach issues.
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VIP Accessory
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You can add the optional VIP accessory to the Freestyle Solo to create
tenting of the keyboard halves by 10° or 15°. The VIP accessory also
includes detachable wrist supports with replaceable palm pads. Although
the palm supports can be used alone without the VIP's tenting
mechanism, they must be attached when using the VIP's tenting mechanism.
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Incline Accessory
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You can add the optional Incline accessory to the Freestyle Solo to create fixed tenting of the keyboard
halves by 10°. The Incline accessory also includes detachable wrist supports with
replaceable palm pads. For those who want more versatility in positioning the keyboard, the VIP
accessory is the best option.
- Ascent Accessory
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You can add the optional Ascent accessory to the Freestyle Solo to
create tenting of the keyboard halves by 20° to 90° (in 10°
increments). The Ascent accessory can also be used with the optional
palm supports, particularly at angles 20°, 30° and 40°.
- V3 Accessory
- You can add the optional V3 accessory to the Freestyle Solo to create tenting of the keyboard
halves by 5°, 10° or 15°. The V3 accessory cannot be used with the palm supports.
- Palm Supports
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Palm supports come as part of the VIP and Incline accessories or can be
added as an accessory by themselves. They cannot, however, be used when
using the V3 accessory. Therefore, if you want both palm supports and tenting, get the VIP accessory; if you want just tenting and no palm supports, get the V3 accessory; if you want just the palm supports, get the palm supports only. You also have the option of adding palm pads to your palm supports for extra comfort.
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Hot Keys
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Driverless hot keys are provided for commonly used mouse actions:
Forward, Back, Search, Home, Cut, Copy and Paste.
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Double-wide Keys
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The keyboard employs double-wide Delete and Escape keys,
providing an easier target for your fingers to press.
- Pivot Tether™
- Both modules can be connected together by attaching the included the flexible pivot tether allowing an infinite range of splay.
- Slide Release Button
- Each
keyboard module incorporates a slide release button that allows the
attachment of both the pivot tether and the Incline Accessory.
- Familiar Key Layout
- Familiar key layout provides for minimal adaptation time.
- Quiet, Tactile Key Switches
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Freestyle Solo utilizes a quiet, low-force, tactile membrane key
switch. Rated at 10 million operations the Solo will provide years of
comfortable typing.
- Embedded Numeric Keypad
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The compact design of the Freestyle Solo eliminates the traditional
numeric keypad on the right-hand side of the keyboard. In its place, the right
half of the keyboard contains an imbedded numeric keypad, giving you full access
to a numeric keypad when needed (Here are instructions on how to activate the embedded numeric keypad). Simply press the "Fn" key to toggle between the embedded 10-key and the alphanumeric keys.
If preferred, an
optional
low-force keypad for intensive number crunchers is available.
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English or French Canadian Layout
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The layout of the Freestyle Solo comes in either US English (
KB700PB-US
) or French Canadian (
KB700PB-FC
). If you don't know how to access the French Canadian characters in the French Canadian layout, click here to find out.
| Features Video
| Video showing the features of the Freestyle Solo: Click here
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| "No Wrist for the Weary" |
Humorous YouTube video showing the benefits of the Freestyle Solo: Click here |
| Features Animation
| Video showing the features of the Freestyle Solo: Click here
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| Interactive Image Gallery (JavaScript) |
Click here for an interactive image gallery showing how the Freestyle can be configured with a touchpad and/or numeric keypad |
| Interactive Image Gallery (JavaScript) |
Click here for an interactive image gallery showing how the Freestyle can be used with the RollerMouse Pro |
| Atlas Ergonomics White Paper |
This white paper provides a complete overview of an intensive five-month study conducted by Atlas Ergonomics that reviewed the impact of the Freestyle keyboard’s unique split design on posture, comfort, and performance among approximately 80 software manufacturing employees. The study focused on the positions of the hands and upper extremities during keyboard use.
Here are the highlights:
- 92% of participants used the Freestyle in a totally split configuration as opposed to splayed (i.e. both modules connected together)
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The Freestyle benefits a wide range of body types. The degree of ulnar deviation was reduced across all BMI levels and body types. The data clearly shows a dramatic effect for participants of all sizes (percent improvement: 41-78% left hand; 72-81% right hand)
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There was no loss of performance measured for participants throughout the length of the study
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At the end of the study 96% of participants preferred the Freestyle over their previous keyboard
Click here for the full study.
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Freestyle Solo
| Keyboard Type |
Adjustable/Separated keyboard |
| Keyswitches |
High quality quiet tactile membrane, rated at 10 million keystrokes |
| Keys |
94 |
| Key Pitch |
0.75" (19 mm) |
| Interface |
USB only |
| Dimensions |
15.375" L x 7.25" W x 1.25" H (390 mm L x 184 mm W x 32 mm H) |
| Cable length |
8" or 20" (152 mm or 508 mm) |
| Weight |
2 lbs 3 oz |
| Warranty |
2 year limited warranty |
Freestyle VIP
| Weight with VIP |
2 lbs 6 oz |
| Maximum Height with VIP at 15° |
3.07" |
| Maximum Height with VIP at 10° |
2.5" |
Freestyle Incline
| Maximum Height with Incline |
2.875" |
| Maximum Depth with with Incline; |
10.625" |
| Weight with Incline |
2 lbs 15 oz |
Freestyle Ascent
| Maximum Height with Incline |
2.875" |
| Maximum Depth with with Incline; |
10.625" |
| Weight excluding keyboard |
4 lbs |
Freestyle V3
| Weight with V3 |
0.5 lbs |
| Maximum Height with V3 at 15° |
3.125" |
| Maximum Height with V3 at 10° |
2.5" |
| Maximum Height with V3 at 5° |
1.875" |
| KB700PB-US |
Freestyle Solo with pivot tether, 8" cable (black only) |
| KB700PB-US-20 |
Freestyle Solo with pivot tether, 20" cable (black only) |
| KB700PB-FC |
Freestyle Solo (French Canadian layout) with pivot tether, 8" cable (black only) |
| KB700PB-FC-20 |
Freestyle Solo (French Canadian layout) with pivot tether, 20" cable (black only) |
* You can view all these accessories in more detail at this link.
| AC210USB-WHT |
Discrete Low Force Tactile Numeric Keypad (White). Used with Mac version |
| AC210USB-BLK |
Discrete Low Force Tactile Numeric Keypad (Black) |
| KB700PB-US |
PC, Sun and Linux compatible
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| KB700PB-US-20 |
PC, Sun and Linux compatible
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| KB700PB-FC |
PC, Sun and Linux compatible
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