All-Glass Multitouch Keyboards and Mice

[shrap]

You've got touchscreens in my keyboard.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1116966310/multi-touch-keyboard-and-mouse

I wonder if it's got Swype.

[bloodygood]

I think this is a nice idea that I do believe has been done before by a different group. But why would you want swype on a full size keyboard? Wouldn't that be more tiring that actually typing. Example try Swyping "Keyboard" over your current keys.

[slueth]

I hate touchscreens for typing... why would I want it for my computer.  Madness. No tactility and sometimes you hit other keys and it... rawwwwwwwwwwwwwr smash tablet!

[trax]

I'd buy this if I had some important job, have a sexy woman typing for me. Cause it honestly looks bad to type on.

[shrap]

I've never actually used Swype, but it should be something that this keyboard can do. The Kickstarter page is very sparse on details on how this keyboard would use multi-touch technology, probably because they haven't really thought about how it's going to work. This seems more like a art project than a real product. Pinch-to-zoom on a mouse has already been implemented by Apple and Microsoft, it's hardly revolutionary.

What it should do is have a toggle that switches the keyboard into a gigantic touchpad, do you can type and mouse on the exact same surface. Why use an external mouse when you have the world's largest touchpad underneath your fingertips? Or use software to make both sides of the keyboard into a one-handed keyboard like the Frogpad.

[Gerk]

The ultimate anti-mechanical and anti-tactile keyboard.  At that point you might as well just get a piece of glass and use one of these (which I've tried BTW and it SUCKS to type with):

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[flyball]

I think this is a nice idea that I do believe has been done before by a different group. But why would you want swype on a full size keyboard? Wouldn't that be more tiring that actually typing. Example try Swyping "Keyboard" over your current keys.

thats not how it works

[Gerk]

This one looks more real.  Plus its raised more money.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/740785012/touchfire-the-screen-top-keyboard-for-ipad?ref=live

I don't understand why people would want this to be honest.  If you want a keyboard with an iPad then just pair any bluetooth keyboard, if not just use the screen.  Having to put that thing on and off every time you wanted to use the keyboard would drive me insane.

Lately I've been enjoying my latest split keyboard ... the built-in one on the iPad in split mode

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[sordna]

The Fingerworks Touchstream is way WAY better than this glass keyboard & mouse. It supports mousing on the keyboard surface itself, AND you can rest all your fingers at the same time on the keybard.

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[tsangan]

The Fingerworks Touchstream is way WAY better than this glass keyboard & mouse. It supports mousing on the keyboard surface itself, AND you can rest all your fingers at the same time on the keybard.

This is obviously aimed at simplicity and looks.

Of course it makes a great conversational piece you can complain how how terrible it is to type on and everything ;p

[pitashen]

Nothing more than a show piece.

[woody]

This is obviously aimed at simplicity and looks.

Of course it makes a great conversational piece you can complain how how terrible it is to type on and everything ;p

And you might eventually get laid.

[digitalleftovers]

The topic of this blog post is pretty much THE counter argument to this issue:

http://worrydream.com/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionDesign/

Long story short: You have hands, your hands feel, why would you push technology that requires your hands and doesn't take advantage of what they are good at?