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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Chloe on Thu, 04 December 2008, 08:51:22

Title: Laser Virtual keyboard
Post by: Chloe on Thu, 04 December 2008, 08:51:22

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/8193/

Has anyone tried one of these before? I'm wondering what it would feel like to use when projected over something soft like a towel.

Title: Laser Virtual keyboard
Post by: fkeidjn on Thu, 04 December 2008, 09:22:00

Quote from: Chloe;13631

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/8193/

Has anyone tried one of these before? I'm wondering what it would feel like to use when projected over something soft like a towel.

lol, "The Future Has Arrived" ???????

This would make a nice floor nightlight/door stop

Title: Laser Virtual keyboard
Post by: Eclairz on Thu, 04 December 2008, 10:43:11

The main issue is is typos a lot since it uses cameras and of course its like typing on a touch screen no tactility whatsoever.

Also it works on mainly flat surfaces and I guess its really portable just not really useful I guess its better than typing on a palmtop or mobile phone but its uses apart from that are quite limited.

Title: Laser Virtual keyboard
Post by: Chloe on Thu, 04 December 2008, 10:58:32

It isn't really clear if your fingers have to make contact with the surface or not.

Title: Laser Virtual keyboard
Post by: Eclairz on Thu, 04 December 2008, 20:07:05

doesn't have to make contact it just has to block out the key as it uses a camera to check which keys have been blocked out so you can't just hover your hand over the projected keyboard. a perfect solution would require multiple cameras but then it loses its key feature which is portability