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Contest Winners Show Potential For Pressure-Sensitive Keyboard

Posted by timothy on from the more-input-is-good dept.

Chris Harrison writes "About a month ago, Microsoft sent out prototype pressure sensitive keyboards to 40 international teams. They had four weeks to hack and cobble together some cool ideas. The innovation contest that centered around the keyboards released the winners last night (after a voting period Monday night at the ACM UIST conference). Some pretty neat ideas, ranging from pressure-sensitive password entry (Safelock), magnetic pens for cursor control (Hidden Forces), and even cool climbing (Rock Climbing) and land-deformation games (BallMeR)."

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  1. There are pressure insensitive keyboards? by John+Hasler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Every keyboard I've ever used did something when I pressed on it. Except the broken ones.

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    1. Re:There are pressure insensitive keyboards? by John+Hasler · · Score: 4, Funny

      Here's a nickle. Buy yourself a sense of humor.

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    2. Re:There are pressure insensitive keyboards? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Here's a quartre. Buy yourself a dictionary.

    3. Re:There are pressure insensitive keyboards? by agnosticnixie · · Score: 5, Funny

      Here's a diem, seize it.

    4. Re:There are pressure insensitive keyboards? by Anpheus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Here's a carp, I couldn't be bothered to teach you how to fish, so I leave it as an exercise to the eater.

  2. Re:What are recovery options? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or, even simpler - typing with one hand because of holding a coffee mug in another.

    *cough* Yeah, because they're holding a coffee mug. That's the ticket. One hand because of coffee mug. *cough*