Updated Laser Keyboard Coming Soon

[Easy Rhino]

Korean based company Cellulon is preparing to launch its latest peripheral innovation. The Laserkey, or optical/virtual keyboard is a portable optical input device that uses the company's 3D Electronic Sensor Technology which recognizes locations and movements of fingers and transmits the inputs to the user's device. Cellulon launched a similar product in 2005 and has made several updates, including bluetooth compatibility and USB connectivity. Laserkey works on any flat or solid surface and is compatible with Pocket PC, Palm OS and Windows.



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[PVTCaboose1337]

I don't get this. You cannot feel the key so... how can you type. I do it by feel. Now if the laser is hot or something... yes clever.

 

[niko084]

I don't get this. You cannot feel the key so... how can you type. I do it by feel. Now if the laser is hot or something... yes clever.

I was checking these out not too long ago....

You bring up a good question though, that could be a little odd... At least until you get used to it...

 

[Ravenas]

I don't get this. You cannot feel the key so... how can you type. I do it by feel. Now if the laser is hot or something... yes clever.

So you determine which key you're about to press by the feel of it? How is that possible, they all feel very similar? I type by my memory. I know where all the keys are; therefore, I know exactly what key I'm about to press at any given time. I don't even think about it, I just know. For anyone who didn't know the keyboard by memory, I would think they would look for the key visually instead of feeling for it.

I think this keyboard is an awesome idea, I'm just concerned about its response.

 

[Sasqui]

Each time you type at the right location, it burns a small hole in your fingernail. You get used to it.

But really, that is a good point. Would like to try it out.

 

[error_f0rce]

Yes!!! I haven't seen news about this thing in a while. It might not be all that practical, but it's freakin cool....

@ PVTcaboose, I suppose you could affix some sort of brail-esque sticker to the flat surface so you could get your home key positions.

This would look so sweet in the dark, especially for gaming!!

 

[demonbrawn]

That does look pretty sweet. I'm excited to see this, though I wonder how accurate it really is??

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

Ya I wonder if I could modify the laser / led (is it a laser?) to be very powerful so it could burn into the surface and then turn down the power

 

[freaksavior]

that thing looks awesome, i would love to try it out. I like my mx5000 keyboard but no keys keyboard.........thats awesome

 

[Easy Rhino]

the point is that this is a portable device. you can attach it to your blackberry or your laptop and have a nice size keyboard.

 

[Fox34]

I agree with Caboose, I now where every key is perfectly and can type at incredible speeds, but I feel the placement, but once I get the placement I'm all set. So I guess a simple glance down to get the placement I would be all set, incredible idea though, but I wanna know the response times and how it would feel as your not pushing down a key anymore.

 

[error_f0rce]

I agree with Caboose, I now where every key is perfectly and can type at incredible speeds, but I feel the placement, but once I get the placement I'm all set. So I guess a simple glance down to get the placement I would be all set, incredible idea though, but I wanna know the response times and how it would feel as your not pushing down a key anymore.

Yup, good question... if the sensitivity is too high, if you snag a "key" next to the one you're hitting it would show up, but if the sensitivity is too low, that could cause problems too. With buttons there is more room for placement correction, even if you bump the key next to the one you're hitting.... but I wonder with this....

No resistance would also feel weird and might hurt if you slam keys during gaming for hours like I do on a key board

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

I agree with Caboose, I now where every key is perfectly and can type at incredible speeds, but I feel the placement, but once I get the placement I'm all set.

This is the problem with all you touch typers.

I have been "finger pecking since before I was 8, so I now finger peck like a humming bird, faster than most touch typers...

I've used an iphone and I type VERY fast, even considering it was the first 2-3 minutes I had ever used the phone...

Learn placement over touch, and you can use any keyboard such as this, and it will be excellent.

I personally enjoy "feedbackless" keyboards.

When done right (i.e. not a shitty generic implementation like cheap asses like to get) its very very nice.


Hopefully its affordable.

 

[WarEagleAU]

I think its an interesting concept with a weird appeal to it. I have to have a springy feel of the keys Im typing otherwise its dead to me.

 

[Casheti]

I already have one of these...

 

[Fox34]

Oh and another good thing to bring up, (I think someone said) with our keyboards if ones of our fingers hit another key next to the one we go to hit, or brushes on it, it wont type out that letter, with this one, since nothing is being pushed down it would type out both letters. I got big hands and fingers and this could be a problem.

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

Well as I type right now, I can do it without looking at my keyboard which I guess is good. I don't peck at the keys but use the normal format that I learned.

My bigger question is:

Does the keyboard support DVORAK?

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

Oh and another good thing to bring up, (I think someone said) with our keyboards if ones of our fingers hit another key next to the one we go to hit, or brushes on it, it wont type out that letter, with this one, since nothing is being pushed down it would type out both letters. I got big hands and fingers and this could be a problem.

Someone hasn't used the iphone.

 

[Fox34]

nope, haven't used the iphone and don't plan to. I hate apple

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

I used the Iphone... it was neat and all, but I am not an Apple lover.

 

[Sasqui]

I used the Iphone... it was neat and all, but I am not an Apple lover.

Someone has to ask this - what kind of lover are you?

 

[crow1001]

Man, i got to get me one of these, no more gunk and spunk in between the keys, just spray then wipe, sweet..

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

Someone has to ask this - what kind of lover are you?

Probably a bad one but thats besides the point. Practice makes perfect


You don't have to be a "lover" of a company to like an innovation.

You have to be a "hater" to not like innovation.

 

[krull]

i see this photos long time ago. various years

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

i see this photos long time ago. various years

Photos are old.

Story is about an updated version.