OLED Keyboard Concept

Now this looks cool, its an actual Keyboard with an OLED screen.



Wish this came through - Full concept and some details here.

 

love the idea, and more so the pics!

 

Interesting, very interesting. I like it, definitely the practicality is out the window and it'd be ridiculously expensive, but it does have the cool factor.

On the other hand, it's like a really long, weird iphone.

 

Well functionality is out the window for speed typers unless there's some sort of haptics feedback >.>

But yeah, it does look ''cool'' ^^

 

a keyboard that cost more than most notebooks. I'm sure that would take off.

 

Maybe one day this will be affordable, when the technology catches up.

However I think its a great idea that needs to be expanded on. The faster they get this out the quicker they can drop the price, hell.. there's enough people to afford this.

For now, the closest thing (hardly) to this is this. And its already $600.

 

Well it depends how consumer react. Personally speaking I rarely look at my keyboard so while it nice to have, I doubt I'd use all those nice features too often and that screen would be a waste for users like me or for speed typists who don't even look(and would prefer a mechanical keyboard probably).

Everything is going touch nowadays it seems(much to my disdain D: lol ) so it'll catch up probably. I saw one of those projection keyboards the other day. Very nice but very gimmicky and not very practical other than well...no actual keyboard

 

Old news....

And on a side note - typing + touchscreen = fail
You can't beat a keypad for typing, simply because its more responsive, and the travel also serves as a buffer when typing - so your fingers won't hurt as quickly as they would on a firm surface.

Touchscreens are nice for scrolling (although you can do that with a mouse etc.) - if its resistive, for using a stylus, or apparently there are capacitive styluses too - but typing no.
Oh, and one more good application - public setups - they don't break as easily as a keyboard.

On that note - I'd never ever recommend something like the above for typing - ever!
(Unless its supposed to be a scroll etc. area - or a gimmick - but productive typing, never ever)

 

Which, in their current form, are worse than useless.
Maybe if HTC pulls their finger out and gets round to producing their capacitive-friendly stylus with the magnetised tip then it'll become a practical proposition but in the mean time no, just no.


As an aside, you summed up perfectly why a device such as the one pictured at the top of the page would be a nightmare to type on.

 

On this I must agree. The tactile sensation of a true keyboard has yet to be equaled by any technology.

Although it is cool to look at--especially since it's new--I think for now, OLED have a better application lighting screens than they do as keyboard backlites.

 

Very cool, reminds me of Tony Stark's keyboard. Now if only someone would make one of his transparent monitors...

 

Wish granted

 

i think i'd prefer it as a thin sheet. maybe use it as an accessory for one of those gigantic ipod tables i hear about.

 

Agreed. That laptop concept.. I think I'll pass..

 

As someone who blindtypes... this is cool, but a really bad idea.

 

Do want!
Though it'll probably be more expensive than my whole laptop.. O_O

 

Optimus Keyboard

 

Yes, that keyboard is old news, like at least 2-3 years old, and it cost 1500 then, which is completely impractical.

 

Tactile feedback is the most important thing for any Human Interface Device. Keyboards, mouse, gamepads etc.

Realizing this, the manufacturers of many touchscreen devices and OS try to implement haptic feedback or use alternatives like visual feedback(waves, blinks, flashes) and also motion based input (sliding the slider to unlock your iPhone). Motion based input is really great because it's visual, you can clearly see the button moving from left to right and your muscles actually have sense of how much it's stretched, so it knows that it have moved from the left to the right, or in whatever direction.

Tapping your hand on a hard surface won't tell you if the input really registered or not because the sensation is the same. You feel the same pressure in your fingertips when you tap the button regardless of whether it registers or not.

 

Man, fatedquest does have a good point, feedback is really needed.

 

Indeed, but I wouldn't mind haptic feedback vibration like on some touchscreen phones where it does a very quick vibrate once u press that key. Obviously on a keyboard people would have to be very quick to regognise the vibration. Hopefully that comes with a deal.