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    The keypad of the near future !!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by odessa, Apr 27, 2008.

  1. odessa

    odessa Notebook Consultant

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    odessa, Apr 27, 2008
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    Cool. Most probably will replace the keyboard as we know it... everywhere?
    Time will tell..
     
    Dead0rAlive, Apr 27, 2008
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  3. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    HAHAH! I love the last picture.

    Ah, Tatu.. good memories. :)
     
    ScifiMike12, Apr 27, 2008
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  4. exiled

    exiled -_-

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    i thought about a touch screen keyboard before but i would really rather feels the keys im pressing. i will probably never like using a touch screen keyboard over a physcial key keyboard.
     
    exiled, Apr 27, 2008
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  5. Callidor

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    Ugh..i would never use that. Looks horrible
     
    Callidor, Apr 27, 2008
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    meh. would make the m17x a $5k laptop... then think how much folks would moan if it were not perfect, had 5.1 speakers with 1000w of power, tri-sli 9800's, quad core cpu, and build quality that puts lenovo to shame.
     
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  7. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Actually now that I think of it, theres a person in a couple of my college classes that uses a touch screen keyboard. She types lecture notes for those in need. She use to type on a regular keyboard but once she got a hold of this puppy.. damn. It has to be expensive.

    Not to mention she types really quickly. I mean, I thought the computer had 'voice-recognition software' but once I noticed the person typing.. it just blew my mind. :O
     
    ScifiMike12, Apr 27, 2008
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    the keyboard looks cool to me...
     
    kobe, Apr 27, 2008
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    limitless posiblilities. Would be a big blow to wacom though if you could sue that as a tablet aswell.
     
    Heliosvector, Apr 28, 2008
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    I think this probably would be annoying for the same reason the touch controls on the m15x is annoying. There is no feedback, click or sound, which means that you never really know if you hit the key until something happens on screen.
     
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  11. Muff Bandit

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    but it says Release date: 01.01.2008

    I THINK WE ARE IN THE FUTURE, CONAN!
     
    Muff Bandit, Apr 28, 2008
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    touch typing on the ipone's touvhscreen doesn't have any feedback and after getting used to it, its the fastest input method i have ever come across
     
    gshemar, Apr 28, 2008
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    That's why I enjoy the voyager more. I really enjoy the feedback from the device. Its a really nice touch.
     
    Marcham93, Apr 28, 2008
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  14. surfasb

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    That would be cool on a sub notebook or a ultra compact, where size matters. On a desktop replacement, it's just extra heat that laptops already have a hard time handling.

    I would love to see this concept on a small notebook, like HTC slide looking thingy.
     
    surfasb, Apr 28, 2008
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    its like an iphone type thing built into a computer
     
    Packer445, Apr 28, 2008
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  16. choey

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    Imagine how frustrating if this keyboard works like touch control on our m15x!!! Nice concept tho. I wonder how much this would cost tho... i don't think it will be worth the price.
     
    choey, Apr 29, 2008
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    lolz :D, but hope its not too fragile... i mean playing games would sometime lead you to pushing the keyboard button very very hard... like a smackdown.. lolz.. :D ... i think this will be super pricey and if it was one in a notebook, it will be even more expensive..
     
    terek, Apr 29, 2008
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