In the coming months, several companies will release devices that allow the user to type on an image of a full-size keyboard projected by a laser on a flat surface.
Great, now I'll have to learn to virtually type. I can't type on real keyboards with more than two or three fingers. You could say my typing skills are virtually non-existant...
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I know someone is going to post a comment saying that they won't buy this because the "keys" don't move. Yes, that is a drawback but all the other alternatives have drawbacks of their own.
Graffiti or Block Recognizer and that ilk are OK for short bits of text but some of us write long emails and documents. My hand starts to cramp up after a few minutes. This goes for any solution that involves using a stylus for a long time.
Folding keyboards are nice but they are still too bulky to carry everywhere.
The keys on thumb-boards are too close together for a lot of people and they are hard on your fingertips. And they are definitely slower than full-size keyboards.
The stand-alone VKB coming out this fall sounds OK but I think the built-in ones will be excellent. Of course, the handheld will need some kind of built-in stand. A clamshell design could handle this easily.
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Virtual Keyboards Coming Later This Year
