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Virtual Keyboard a Reality

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the why-the-hell-not dept.

billmaly writes "Yahoo has a photo and blurb here about a Virtual Keyboard That shows a photo and bit of text on a virtual keyboard for Palm and other mobile devices. Applications seen for mobile computing, as well as areas where a standard, physical keyboard are not practical. Very cool stuff from Siemens!"

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  1. Speed? by SimplyCosmic · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Besides the question of how quickly and accurately this device can detect your "key taps", there's also the question of the lack of tactile feedback from a physical key press slowing you down.

    Sure it's psychological, but I can remember just how painfully slow typing on my Timex Sinclair's membrane keyboard was.

    Add to that the normal lag of a character appearing on the screen, and I'll hazard a guess that using the built in hand recognisition will be the way to go.