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DarkWingedAngel
October 16th, 2008, 03:37 PM
ok so i was looking around and found these
this is one
click on the link if you want to view it
http://www.thegreenhead.com/2006/04/bluetooth-laser-virtual-keyboard.php
I don't get people who text message on cell phones. You have a phone in your hand, call someone! Why screw around with trying to type with a completely useless keypad? Well if I was going to feel the need to type meesages to someone, I would certainly be using the Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard ($180). Just pull this thing out and it connects to your Bluetooth enabled phone or PDA and uses lasers to project a full size QWERTY virutal keyboard on any flat surface. Now you can type for real without all the hassle. It even makes appropriate clicking noises as you type. I don't know how it works exactly, but it does and it's awesome. Welcome to the real future texters!

then there is this one
click on the link if you want to view it
http://www.thegreenhead.com/2007/12/flexible-illuminated-keyboard.php
The Flexible Silicone Illuminated Keyboard ($27) would have been nice earlier this morning, when I spilled my coffee all over the keyboard for the umpteenth time. Not only is this cool new keyboard water-resistant, it also solves many of the problems that traditional keyboards have.
First of all, let's face it, traditional keyboards are disgusting. I don't even want to know what kind of germs, bacteria, viruses, creatures and other evolving biohazzards are living on and amongst the keys. This new keyboard however, is completely washable and hygienic, just give it a rinse. Secondly, I have somehow broken every keyboard I have ever owned. From the little tabs that angle it up breaking off, to various keys that just mysteriously break, something is always going wrong. This new flexible keyboard is made from silicone and is virtually indestructable. Finally, I can't type in the dark and instead of having to turn on a lamp, this keyboard has backlighting and fully illuminates the keys. I don't know how well this thing types, but it's just about perfect in every other regard.

Aηdy
October 16th, 2008, 03:40 PM
They both look better than they work. The bluetooth one is rubbish as it's hard to see where your fingers are and it's impossible to tell if it's recognised you press a key without looking, just an awful thing to use.

The flexible keyboard is also rubbish, the buttons are quite hard to press, not like a normal keyboard, you have to put a fair but of pressure onto it, and no good for typing or anything really.

Skhorpion
October 16th, 2008, 04:25 PM
^^^^ What he said. Both have to be used on a completely flat surface too or nothing will work.

Random_oso06
October 16th, 2008, 10:25 PM
wow they look cool but just what he said there hard to work with

Whisper
October 16th, 2008, 10:33 PM
I've seen the laser bluetooth one at west ed
It was horribly impractical

Attax
October 18th, 2008, 09:12 PM
i thought the blue tooth one was really pretty cool, but can totally see how it wouldn't work unless on a flat surface, did you think that maybe they can use this technology to make phones with holographic projectors someday . . . cool technology, but like prototypes it is flawed

southcarolina
October 23rd, 2008, 05:57 PM
that's cool, my keyboard is neat too! my computer (a desktop, :( ) is in my room and I have a wireless keyboard and mouse so I can use the computer from the comfort of my bed, obvioulsy I have a very large monitor.

Neverender
October 23rd, 2008, 06:36 PM
i have seen one of those. i think its just a cheap way to make a quick buck. the idea sounds good on paper, but in reality it is a disaster. with available technology, red is the best colour for the keyboards as it is easy to see, but some early versions demanded users to take quick breaks to offset headaches. the keyboard is also highly impracticle and in everyday life, almost useless.

Kiros
October 24th, 2008, 02:22 AM
For those who type quickly and without looking at the keyboard, that would be a terrible device to operate... At least in my opinion. When I'm typing, I feel the keys' center points and that's how I know what key my finger is currently over (unconsciously measuring the relevant distance from the normal position of my fingers). I also feel the keys depressing and that's how I know that I've typed the character - so I don't have to read while typing and thinking of what to type next.

Having a keyboard with no feedback (i.e. depressing and popping back up) and keys without tangible separation is just pointless for me. :|

Aηdy
October 24th, 2008, 02:51 AM
Exactly Ben. It's just another 'cool show-off geeky' gadget.

Whisper
October 24th, 2008, 01:12 PM
I'm used to the compact laptop style keyboards
I can't type worth a shit on a standard one...
It's to big the keys are farther away and higher and it feels just fucked up

CTRL.ALT.the leet
October 30th, 2008, 03:15 PM
DONT BUY IT!!!!!
It only works with a handfull of phones and computers.
It is not responsive and batteries go quick too.

DarkWingedAngel
October 30th, 2008, 03:27 PM
well im going to be getting a new keyboard soon anyways
because mine is to loud
and the keys are to bulky
but im not going to get ether of those
they just looked kool so i posted it