I'll be danged, they finally got that thing into production.
Now I want to see them actually build it into a PDA.
Put a little flippy stand on the PDA so it can stand up enough to let the laser work, and now we are talking serious input capability with itty bitty computers.
It's more difficult to use than you may think. I couldn't get used to it and got a regular keyboard...See, we are used to the resistance and click of normal keys. As an exercise, try just tapping your fingers on a smooth even surface & you'll see what I mean.
I have a low-touch keyboard, from the defunct Fingerworks company. Designed for people with hand problems, it is flat, and sensitive enough so that a drop of condensation falling off my water glass and hitting it would type a letter.
I like tactile feedback, and there wasn't any, though I did have a program that provided key sounds, like a typewriter and that helped some, I didn't like it.
As an adjunct to a Blackberry or cellphone for texting, I could see it, but as a full-time input device for writing, I didn't. Same would go for the projector, I think.
I'll be danged, they finally got that thing into production.
ReplyDeleteNow I want to see them actually build it into a PDA.
Put a little flippy stand on the PDA so it can stand up enough to let the laser work, and now we are talking serious input capability with itty bitty computers.
I might just have to buy one then.
It's more difficult to use than you may think. I couldn't get used to it and got a regular keyboard...See, we are used to the resistance and click of normal keys. As an exercise, try just tapping your fingers on a smooth even surface & you'll see what I mean.
ReplyDeleteI have a low-touch keyboard, from the defunct Fingerworks company. Designed for people with hand problems, it is flat, and sensitive enough so that a drop of condensation falling off my water glass and hitting it would type a letter.
ReplyDeleteI like tactile feedback, and there wasn't any, though I did have a program that provided key sounds, like a typewriter and that helped some, I didn't like it.
As an adjunct to a Blackberry or cellphone for texting, I could see it, but as a full-time input device for writing, I didn't. Same would go for the projector, I think.