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Could a Pen Replace the Keyboard?

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

theluckman writes "Reuters has this story on how new devices like "digital pens" could possibly replace keyboards as primary data entry devices. Maybe so, but I would need my pen to make cool clicking sounds."

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  1. Re:not for me! by Sarin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yup. The article primarely mentions about mobile devices like palmtops and mobile phones.

    Well you must have a surface to write on, I don't want to carry a hell-of-a-large mobile phone with me, so I imagine you could also write on a table or whatever, most of the time I don't have a flat surface closeby when I need to put something in my phone, so that's not really handy.

    With palmtops, I thought most of them already had this feature.

    To replace a regular keyboard/mouse combo sounds quite stupid: I can't imagine writing myself a "4" everytime I want to switch to a rocket-launcher.

  2. Re:Agreed - handwriting is out. by Nightpaw · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hell, my hand cramps up when I'm writing a check. Thank God I can pay most bills on the web.

  3. Re:not for me! by Gehenna_Gehenna · · Score: 3, Funny

    I couldn't hang. I can't write W S A or D fast enough to avid getting fragged.

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