Nationwide Typing Competition to Award $2,000 Grand Prize to Fastest Typist;
Final Bout to Take Place at SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas
AUSTIN, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Das Keyboard has launched its search for the nation`s fastest fingers on a
keyboard, announcing today the launch of the first-ever Ultimate Typing
Championship.
From geeks and gamers to soccer moms and plumbers, the Ultimate Typing
Championship (UTC) is an opportunity for individuals to prove they have the
fiercest typing skills around. Conceived by the makers of the award-winning Das
Keyboard, the UTC will award $2,000 to the competition`s fastest typist-a person
who also will receive the distinct honor of being crowned as the nation`s first
Ultimate Typing Champion.
"Typing may not yet be considered a competitive sport, but we think that
perception will start to change once everyone begins to experience the intensity
that this competition promises to deliver," said Daniel Guermeur, founder of Das
Keyboard and brainchild of the Ultimate Typing Championship. "We expect to see
competitors sweating like gladiators engaged in the heat of battle. And even
though trash talking is perfectly acceptable, we really prefer that participants
let their keystrokes do the talking for them."
Competing in the UTC
The UTC is open to individuals who are at least 18-years-old and legal residents
of the United States at the time that they register for the competition. The
general UTC online competition runs through December 31, followed by a
semi-final "Round of Six" that happens online in early January 2010. The final
round will take place in person at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival
in Austin, Texas, during which two individuals will compete head-to-head for the
grand prize and UTC crown.
An online typing application called TyprX was created specifically for the UTC
and will be used to conduct the competition`s typing races. The application
tracks an individual`s progress as they type through a random paragraph of text,
then calculates their final words-per-minute (WPM) typing speed once they`ve
completed a race. Individuals can take a typing test as many times as they`d
like during the general UTC online competition. Top race results will be shared
on the UTC website`s leader board in near real-time, enabling participants to
track their performance and keep a close eye on their competition.
"People are going to get hooked once they start competing in the UTC," added
Guermeur. "Their fingers will ache; they`ll dream about winning; they`ll become
attached to their keyboards like they never have before. Let the typing begin,
and may the best typist win!"
For more details on the Ultimate Typing Championship and to participate in the
competition, please visit www.ultimatetypingchampionship.com.
About Das Keyboard
Das Keyboard is a sub-division of Metadot Corporation, a privately held
technology company headquartered in Austin, TX dedicated to delivering
innovative technology products to increase productivity and lower costs.
Developed in 2005, Das Keyboard has been praised by major media outlets, techie
magazines, geeks and regular people who use a keyboard for the entire workday.
For more information, please visit www.daskeyboard.com/blog or
www.twitter.com/daskeyboard.
Das Keyboard
Thomas Aitchison, 512-826-6161
media@daskeyboard.com
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