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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Snowdog993 on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:08:26

Title: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: Snowdog993 on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:08:26
What the?
http://www.bidnessetc.com/41448-google-inc-awarded-patent-to-eliminate-the-space-bar-on-keyboards/

Nothing like a virtual spacebar for that virtual keyboard.
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: Air tree on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:21:57
Sounds pretty ****ty. I hate trackpads already.
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:23:50
That sounds horrendous.
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: tbc on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:23:56
jeebus...that's actually hilariously useful.

but ****...google?

maker of the ****tiest 'laptops' ever?  what a waste.
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: nmur on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:33:52
Wow, would that mean that even if your thumb just rested on the space bar trackpad thing for even a moment, it would register an input?
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: tbc on Tue, 26 May 2015, 00:03:50
Quote from: nmur on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:33:52
Wow, would that mean that even if your thumb just rested on the space bar trackpad thing for even a moment, it would register an input?

entirely firmware based.

there's pretty good palm detection nowadays
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: chyros on Tue, 26 May 2015, 03:24:20
**** that **** Oo . What's actually wrong with having a spacebar in the first place?
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: trizkut on Tue, 26 May 2015, 03:31:16
You know what takes up a lot of space? the ****ing trackpad.
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: Oobly on Tue, 26 May 2015, 04:59:55
Wow. Another useless patent. It's shocking the crap that people patent. Really. There's no need to protect an idea (and pay good money to do so) if it's a bad one.
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 26 May 2015, 05:40:22
At least this should prevent others from implementing this hair-brained idea.
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 27 May 2015, 07:50:40
Quote from: chyros on Tue, 26 May 2015, 03:24:20
**** that **** Oo . What's actually wrong with having a spacebar in the first place?

everyone should change to a 1u space key like me. Spacebars are passe from the time of typewriters
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Wed, 27 May 2015, 07:57:29
Quote from: Snowdog993 on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:08:26
www.bidnessetc.com/

Looks like demik finally got his own website.

Let's all read about hoe bidness works, guys.
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 27 May 2015, 08:02:03
Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Wed, 27 May 2015, 07:57:29
Quote from: Snowdog993 on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:08:26
www.bidnessetc.com/

Looks like demik finally got his own website.

Let's all read about hoe bidness works, guys.

Is this different than Halverson's HO bidness?
Title: Re: Google has been awarded patent to eliminate the spacebar on keyboards!
Post by: Halverson on Wed, 27 May 2015, 08:03:46

Quote from: absyrd on Wed, 27 May 2015, 08:02:03
Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Wed, 27 May 2015, 07:57:29
Quote from: Snowdog993 on Mon, 25 May 2015, 23:08:26
www.bidnessetc.com/

Looks like demik finally got his own website.

Let's all read about hoe bidness works, guys.

Is this different than Halverson's HO bidness?

Mine just has more flair