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The Future of PC Keyboards? [Update]
Zakk:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on April 30, 2007, 12:45:04 pm ---
It would be easier to do it with a single keyboard shaped touchscreen LCD.
--- End quote ---
Actually, that's a pretty damn good idea. I think there would be problems with resting your wrists or palms on the glass, but still....
ChadTower:
And probably speed/accuracy. Touchscreens aren't usually up to the type of input a keyboard gets.
shmokes:
Not to mention the lack of tactile feedback. Have you ever been playing DDR and realized that you were suddenly missing steps because you had inched your way off the sensor pads? There's no way I could type nearly as fast on a touchscreen as I can on a real keyboard.
ChadTower:
Not without a bit of retraining, but it would be possible, I'd think, with time and practice. Artificial tactile feedback would be possible. Think about something like slightly bumpy overlays in the shape of a key matrix. You could even put in the f and j bumps.
shmokes:
Actually, Immersion, the company that successfully sued Microsoft and Sony for infringing on their patents for rumble technology inside gamepads, has developed a force feedback technology that sits beneath touchscreens and simulates tactile feedback such as button presses. It sounds really cool. So something like that could make a keyboard what you're talking about MUCH more usable, I think.
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