Multi-Touch Gorilla Glass Keyboard Given Another Look

[Guest]

I've been typing since grade school. Took keyboarding class in school. So that makes it 20 years I've been typing. First off I like f-14's response. I agree that for key strokers the world over this is going to be a new world. I've been typing in the dark since I've had kids (ha ha... not for that reason either. Kids go to bed, you have quiet and can work on things. But lights on means kids wake up). I've not had an illuminated keyboard either. This sounds outstanding. If I had some capital I would LOVE to throw some at this idea. I would think before it's said and done that there will be quite a few convenience factors taken care of (the chopstick typers, the lookers, the gamers). This will probably end up quite different in the end but with the same concept I hope.

 

[cyber_jockey]

Imagine spilling your coffee on it. just wipe it off

 

[kajabla]

Honestly, I don't think this can ever be anything but a stunt. I've used touch-based keyboards, and every time it's been a game of picking at the "keys" to get anything done. No touch-typing means not worth it.

 

[nebun]

overpriced POS

 

[invlem]

Now if he could get some led lighting to refract within the glass to make the buttons glow, I'd be all for it!

 

[userngalan]

wow.. elegant! but i think it is not suitable in gaming

 

[egmccann]

Even the old membrane keyboards (by which I mean, for instance, the Atari 400/800) had slight raised surfaces around the "keys" so you could tell where they were and where your fingers were in relation to them.

If the final (or .1, or 2.0) version of this doesn't have something similar for those of us who do touch type, well - pretty, but useless for us.

 

[youssef 2010]

Incredible, but I hope they could add two things to it:
1) A button to disable the keyboard entirely when cleaning is required
2) Oleophobic coating as fingerprints will look very bad on this magnificent piece of hardware

 

[Guest]

How does that work though? if your resting your hands in the keyboard which is not hard to do? you would press the keys accidentally. there's should be atleast a press simulation to identify a valid press and invalid press like over press and light press.