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Title: New keyboard features ideas!
Post by: JPG on Wed, 19 March 2014, 15:44:42
Hi all, I just add a conversion at job with a client and during this conversation the client mentioned that he would like to give an electric shock to some clerks when they do a ****ty job. Could be a nice feature if implemented wisely. Of course it would require to identity the one typing, but it would be possible with a software on the computer. Then we would need to implement a way for the computer to send a signal to the keyboard to shock the user!


Anyone has other funky ideas like that?


Non keyboard related, I have dreamed for years of a remote slap module, but that shocking keyboard could do the job  :p
Title: Re: New keyboard features ideas!
Post by: ianxblog on Wed, 19 March 2014, 15:51:26
D:
Title: Re: New keyboard features ideas!
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Thu, 20 March 2014, 18:54:24
Hi all, I just add a conversion at job with a client and during this conversation the client mentioned that he would like to give an electric shock to some clerks when they do a ****ty job. Could be a nice feature if implemented wisely. Of course it would require to identity the one typing, but it would be possible with a software on the computer. Then we would need to implement a way for the computer to send a signal to the keyboard to shock the user!

Give Microsoft a call; they already have this technology working:

Title: Re: New keyboard features ideas!
Post by: daerid on Thu, 20 March 2014, 18:57:09
(http://i.imgur.com/t7oV6df.jpg)
Title: Re: New keyboard features ideas!
Post by: Pacifist on Thu, 20 March 2014, 18:58:41
ducky shine YOTS was giving people shocks before :))
Title: Re: New keyboard features ideas!
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 20 March 2014, 19:34:54
I used to get static shocks from an Apple aluminium keyboard.  Only the one I used to use at work though.  Both of those I have at home were fine.
Title: Re: New keyboard features ideas!
Post by: katushkin on Thu, 20 March 2014, 20:12:00
A rumble feature.

Maybe have the PCB suspended above the case inside by some sort of wires/springs/cushion, and have some rumble inducing device attached to the PCB. When you get shot/crash/hurt etc, the PCB and keys will rumble, giving feedback to your fingers, but it won't transfer through to your case and therefore desk, making that noise I remember from putting an N64 controller on my hard wood floor as a kid.

You could upgrade the feet to so they are more shock absorbent as an extra precaution.