The fabric keyboard gurus over at Eleksen are apparently moving forward with its colorful
fabric keyboard / UMPC case hybrid, which would add another clever offering to its already sleek
Bluetooth and
bendable options. While we the knew the company was eying opportunities to bring the vivid peripheral to market one way or another, it appears that Glen Evans of PocketPC Solutions has had the pleasure of testing out a working prototype of the aforementioned accessory with his very own
TabletKiosk eo. His seemingly positive remarks suggested that it produces "an audible click when a key is pressed, and that it's very usable on a daily basis," which admittedly might not be all that long given the
meager battery life in
most UMPCs. While we're still not sure if Eleksen is looking to pump these out under its own name or offload the task to a willing OEM, be sure to click on for another shot of the cloth-based keyboard in its electric green glory.
posted Oct 30th 2006 7:11AM
One question: Is this keyboard/case waterproof/machine-washable? This is a very important factor as all keyboards collect dirt easily.
Very cool. One of those "why didnt i think of that?" ideas.
Genius!
uno schifo totale, un`idea da dementi.
Still waiting for the holographic keyboard. Then i'll be impressed. NO storage space and a cool interface. Now we're talking technology advances.
well, i guess my wait is over...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Holographic-Keyboard-20314.shtml
Totally hear ya, blackcoffee... It looks like some sort of neoprene, which gets dirty very quickly, esp with all the oil and grime on our fingers. I'm not sure if I'd believe it would survive a wash/spin/dry cycle.
The keyboard can be made to be water and stain resistant using standard textile treatments making it easier to wipe clean than a mechanical keyboard.
This is a concept design that we sell on to accessories and computer manufacturers to customise with different textiles and designs.
When can we expect this to be released to the public?