The I-Tech Virtual Laser Keyboard

avtchillsboro writes, "The NY Times has a rather fluffy article (registration required) about stuff you can buy to 'accessorize' your smart phone & or cell phone (so passé!). What caught my eye was the I-Tech Virtual Laser Keyboard. From the vendor's website: 'The Virtual Laser Keyboard (VKB) uses both infrared and laser technology to generate an invisible field and project a full-size virtual QWERTY keyboard on any surface... The I-Tech VKB reacts exactly like a real keyboard. Direction technology based on optical recognition enables the user to tap the images of the keys, complete with realistic tapping sounds(!), which feeds into the compatible PDA, Smartphone, laptop, or PC. Note: The VKB is both PC and Macintosh compatible!'"

Comments

Re:This is very very VERY old news.

[LiquidCoooled]

The guy who got one of these in 2003 was arrested whilst using one on a plane to submit the article.
His computer went into standby at a critical moment and upon his release from gitmo powered up his laptop and allowed the submission to go through.

Please note that the poster or his dell laptop cannot be located, however there is a strong burning smell coming from his apartment.

Not to worry

[Noksagt]

There was a dupe back in 2003 too!

First recall

[edwardpickman]

"Sony anounced today a recall of their ultra high power laser keyboards. After several unfortunate power surges resulted in lost fingers they felt a recall was wise."

Re:Magic Touch

[Anonymous Coward]

I dont see the problem here. You can just project onto a real keyboard if you need the tactile feedback.