Touchpad Meets Morphing Keyboard

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday March 1, 2010 @04:11AM from the pure-awesome dept.

Several sources are reporting on the new offering from the British firm Pelikon which combines a touchpad and morphing keyboard into a unique little device. "This isn't just any old morphing keyboard, you see. Not only can the board be dynamically reconfigured by backlighting different portions of the keys — the entire surface of the thing doubles as a touchpad, which you can probably imagine has virtually limitless utility in a mobile device where the space for a true touchpad simply doesn't exist. Pelikon already works with Toshiba on its domestic-market Biblio, but we'd love to see it hit devices around the world — in fact, we wouldn't really mind if they just released this prototype they're showing as a Bluetooth accessory. diNovo Mini competitor, anyone?"

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The only question is... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-01 04:12 · Score: 0, Funny

How will they use this for porn?
Bah by sleekware · 2010-03-01 04:37 · Score: 5, Funny

This device is pathetic compared to the Model M. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M)
1. Re:Bah by Arthur+Grumbine · 2010-03-01 05:01 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Chuck Norris famously used a Model M to end the U.S. Civil War.
  
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  Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.