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Will Touch Screens Kill the Keyboard?

Posted by timothy on from the really-cold-really-dead-fingers dept.

CWmike writes "Next-generation touch-screen devices will embed more haptics, or touch-based feedback, into virtual keyboards. 'A lot of companies are really getting into haptics, [using] source feedback and a sense of touch to try to replicate a keyboard on a display,' says Bruce Gant, a mechanical engineer at Product Development Technologies, which integrates touch screens into cell phones and other devices for manufacturers. 'If people really get that down and nail that experience, [virtual keyboards] could replace mechanical keyboards on laptops.' Don't tell that to Motorola, which just introduced the Atrix 4G, and dual-core 4.3-inch smartphone that docks to a laptop with, you guessed it, a physical keyboard."

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  1. Re:No by Sarten-X · · Score: 5, Funny

    My Model M has never failed me.

    Except that one time when it only caused an ugly bump, rather than kill my opponent. I mostly blame my aim for that.

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  2. Re:Why can't we have both? by I8TheWorm · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought it was because Steve Jobs told people that's what they wanted.

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  3. Re:Answer: no. by jollyreaper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Big media: quit saying "XYZ is dead" every time you're starved for attention.

    Are breathless claims that some ubiquitous technology is dead dead? We spread a short article over twenty pages for you to find out!

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  4. Re:haptics? by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

    "haptics" is an anagram [wordsmith.org] for "Caps Hit"

    And Shit Cap. :-P

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