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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: thingaboutlips on Thu, 23 February 2012, 19:27:00

Title: Apple Patent Application Details Ultra Flat Keyboard
Post by: thingaboutlips on Thu, 23 February 2012, 19:27:00

http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/23/apple-patent-application-details-ultra-flat-keyboard/

Figured some of you may find this interesting if it hasn't been shared here already.

Title: Apple Patent Application Details Ultra Flat Keyboard
Post by: fohat.digs on Thu, 23 February 2012, 20:54:46

That is pretty cool.

But metal domes must be quite a trick.

If it were really crisp I might get interested, but with such a short travel, I would need some sort of feedback to be happy.

Title: Apple Patent Application Details Ultra Flat Keyboard
Post by: thingaboutlips on Thu, 23 February 2012, 23:25:42

It would be quite a feat and if it had a crisp snap to it I would definitely be interested. Probably wouldn't be much in the way of audible feedback. Rumors are this patent was filed for new macbook keyboards which, if true, would be good for us. I doubt it would replace my filco at the desk but it could lead to much better laptop keyboard designs. I really don't like chiclets keyboards though.

I'm far from an apple fanboy although I have migrated from a Blackberry9700 to an iPhone 4.

Title: Apple Patent Application Details Ultra Flat Keyboard
Post by: thingaboutlips on Thu, 23 February 2012, 23:27:38

Quote from: ripster;523932

Wow.  Apple patents the lever?

What's next?

Fire?

LOL -- check out the whole thing it's a little more than that. I do agree that some of these patent lawsuits have been ridiculous lately.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20120043191.pdf

Title: Apple Patent Application Details Ultra Flat Keyboard
Post by: Tricks on Fri, 24 February 2012, 10:02:17

those levers are familiar :)

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