We're not going so far as to suggest that this here patent application foreshadows
the kind of keyboard that'll be on a certain
Apple tablet that may or may not be real, but if the suits in Cupertino do actually have such a device in the works, they'd be silly to not apply this technology to it. Dug up by
Apple Insider, the latest app details a
multitouch tactile keyboard that would boast a dynamic surface for helping typists keep track of where they're at on the board. Essentially, the surface would utilize an "articulating frame" in order to raise and retract bumps to make typing without physical keys a wee bit easier, and while we're certain that it would take some getting used to, it's bound to be simpler than banging on a static surface that requires your eyes to be on it. Don't go getting your hopes up, though -- wouldn't want to get them crushed when
late January brings you an
iPod touch with a camera, now would you?
posted December 26th 2009 4:03AM
It looks like they are trying to patent the Periodic Table.
I don't think you can do that, Apple.
@Alex R
U should go on Leno with that material homez
Wow. They're not even constrained to a physical keyboard and they're still using that blasted QWERTY. FLAIL.
Colemak on my Droid is very ...elegant.
I wonder if they'll let it run all the games from the App Store, essentially making it a bigger iPhone.
The patent application was filed in 2006. Why is this news?