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On my computer's keyboard, it says the following:
"WARNING: Some experts believe that the use of any keyboard may cause
serious injury. Consult statement on the back of this keyboard."
http://xkcd.com/237/
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Invisible wrote:
> http://xkcd.com/237/
Someone needs to invent a keyboard that doesn't collect crumbs...
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~Mike
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> Someone needs to invent a keyboard that doesn't collect crumbs...
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=projection+keyboard
;-)
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Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=projection+keyboard
I have always wondered who ever thought the projection keyboard would be
a good idea. Even the stupidest person must see that it's impractical and
just doesn't work.
Why? Because it lacks the tactile feedback. Most people who are experienced
at typing don't look at the keyboard when they type.
If you tried to type on a flat surface with no tactile feedback whatsoever,
you would inevitably start to slowly drift until you are not hitting the
keys properly. In a physical keyboard this is avoided because you can feel
the keys and thus you automatically keep the focus on the keys. On a
projected keyboard this would be impossible, and it would be really
impractical to try to type without looking at the keyboard, and having
to look at the keyboard is very impractical to people who know how to
type without looking at it, because then they don't see the text.
--
- Warp
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Warp wrote:
> I have always wondered who ever thought the projection keyboard would be
> a good idea. Even the stupidest person must see that it's impractical and
> just doesn't work.
Well, it does *work*, just not very well. It works better than, say,
squishing a full QWERTY keyboard into a space two inches square. (You
now need a pen or other sharp implement to press the buttons.) But it's
still in the realm of "this is better than nothing", rather than "this
is actually a good idea"...
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Warp wrote:
> Why? Because it lacks the tactile feedback. Most people who are experienced
> at typing don't look at the keyboard when they type.
Ever since I saw Tron way back, I wanted a desk that had lots of little pins
that would make a keyboard when you put your fingers on it. Like one of
these things:
http://blog.pcnews.ro/wp-content/photo/2007/02/c47fl.jpg
only for typing.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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On 6-7-2009 17:17, Invisible wrote:
> Mike Raiford wrote:
>
>> Someone needs to invent a keyboard that doesn't collect crumbs...
>
> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=projection+keyboard
>
> ;-)
here are some more, including the projection and several other
breadcrumb resistant ones:
http://www.toxel.com/tech/2009/06/29/10-unusual-computer-keyboards
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> here are some more, including the projection and several other
> breadcrumb resistant ones:
> http://www.toxel.com/tech/2009/06/29/10-unusual-computer-keyboards
Yeah, the waterproof ones are quite practical in marine
situations. You can hide a desktop box in a dry cabinet
and just have the keyboard and monitor exposed.
And if it gets dirty you can just hose it off.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10225835-1.html
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Tim Attwood <tim### [at] anti-spamcomcastnet> wrote:
> Yeah, the waterproof ones are quite practical in marine
> situations. You can hide a desktop box in a dry cabinet
> and just have the keyboard and monitor exposed.
How do you make the monitor waterproof?
At least CRTs require air circulation. I actually don't know about LCDs.
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- Warp
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Warp wrote:
> At least CRTs require air circulation. I actually don't know about LCDs.
Given that I've seen digital SCUBA cameras with LCDs, I suspect they can run
for at least some time without a problem due to air circulation. Of course,
being under water, the problem of overheating might be less of a concern
than if you're being rained on in the tropics or something.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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