unless you are a Keyboard enthusiast or gamer with custom builds for specific tasks, it is highly likely that you are using whatever keyboard You first saw it on the shelves of Best Buy. You probably don’t know anything about it, except the fact that it works and gets you through the day. But a company called Nuio, co-founded by brothers Tom and Greg Wilson, wants to move beyond simple keyboards, starting with flow keyboard– A premium, completely wireless, ergonomic, split keyboard.
As an ergonomics accessories company, the Wilson brothers have created an entire ecosystem focused on flow. In addition to the split keyboard, Niuo offers a full range of high-end magnetic attachments to pair with it, including a trackpad, deskpad, adjustable stand, and wristpad. All sold separately, you can customize your setup for extreme comfort. And since the entire setup is wireless, you can use it virtually anywhere – whether it’s at your desk, on a flight, or even in your lap.
While the Flow Keyboard is, at its core, just another split keyboard, Niuo plans to redefine the meaning of “standard” keyboard by customizing everything from the shape of the base to the keys. I’ve only been using it for a week, but it’s changed how I think about my everyday keyboard. It is available for direct preorder Nuio’s site Starting at $399, and will ship December 1st.
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Nuio was founded by Tom Wilson (CEO) and Greg Wilson (CMO), both brothers with extensive backgrounds in design and technology. Tom Wilson is a former Apple executive who worked on the company’s portable devices such as the MacBook. Greg Wilson was previously a designer at the renowned industrial design firm Frog Design (Tom Wilson) Too Worked there for a time) and also had his own consultancy called Wilson & Company.
As the brothers began brainstorming ideas for a new company, they wanted to focus on a product that had not been changed for some time. With Tom’s background in hardware components, they landed on keyboards.
“We wanted to start with the keyboard because not only has there been no change, but it’s been literally 40 years since everyone has had a rectangular keyboard,” Greg Wilson told a virtual briefing. “With all the technology today, why are we doing it this way? It’s really not suitable for anyone. “It’s a relic of how typewriters were made.”
When designing the Flow keyboard, the Wilson brothers took care to stay away from that traditional rectangular shape. Instead, they wanted to create a keyboard that works with the natural way you place your hands on the keyboard, rather than the other way around. So, they opted for a 3D wave design with contoured keys that feel like they’re holding your fingers. The enclosure and keys are both built from scratch and proprietary to Nuio.
