Ooh. Cool sounds promising. Though I also find touchscreen accuracy and in the case of phones, fingerprints to be a serious nuisance.
On a side note, has anyone seen the acer Iconia?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/28/switched-on-acers-iconic-keyboard/
Now, I know this particular design in many cases is being written off as pointless, but I'm actually excited about it.
Why?
Because I had this exact idea at least 5 years ago. Now, normally that'd irk me slightly, but since I cannot realistically implement designs for devices like this, I'm actually amazed that anybody else not only considered, but actually implemented my 'crazy' idea.
Cool. XD. And with the potential for textured touchscreens, it might even be a viable design some time in the future.
(as it stands now, the iconia has the benefit of being a multi-touch system with 10 simultaneous touch recognition, which is an obvious benefit to being able to touch-type on a virtual keyboard. Of course, it still fails due to a lack of tactile feedback though...)
On a side note, has anyone seen the acer Iconia?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/28/switched-on-acers-iconic-keyboard/
Now, I know this particular design in many cases is being written off as pointless, but I'm actually excited about it.
Why?
Because I had this exact idea at least 5 years ago. Now, normally that'd irk me slightly, but since I cannot realistically implement designs for devices like this, I'm actually amazed that anybody else not only considered, but actually implemented my 'crazy' idea.
Cool. XD. And with the potential for textured touchscreens, it might even be a viable design some time in the future.
(as it stands now, the iconia has the benefit of being a multi-touch system with 10 simultaneous touch recognition, which is an obvious benefit to being able to touch-type on a virtual keyboard. Of course, it still fails due to a lack of tactile feedback though...)
