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(12:56:52) eno2001/Gaim: Hehehe... I just had a thought.
(12:57:12) eno2001/Gaim: It would be AWESOME is someone overengineered a keyboard.
(12:57:23) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: because why...?
(12:57:24) eno2001/Gaim: Imagine a keyboard, where the keys were pressure sensitive.
(12:57:33) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: They're not now?
(12:57:49) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: Damned keyboard! Can't press any of the buttons!
(12:57:51) eno2001/Gaim: Depending on how hard or soft you hit a key it would make the letters you type lighter or darker.
(12:58:45) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: ok
(12:58:47) eno2001/Gaim: And not only that, but the keys also have sensors that detect the wobble on the keys. So you could also just put your finger on a key and if you lightly "twirled" the key, it could be mapped to a function.
(12:59:16) eno2001/Gaim: For instance.. putting your finger lightly on the G key and slightly making it wobble in a clockwise motion would "stir virtual coffee".
(13:00:06) eno2001/Gaim: Or even better, you put all ten fingers on adjacent keys. Making them do "the wave" could cause a virtual crowd on the screen to do "the wave" too.
(13:01:01) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: You and your keyboard. I swear, you must sleep with it
(13:01:54) eno2001/Gaim: Pressing a key in and then slightly sliding it to the left would lock it in place so you could then realistically support keyboard longcuts like this: Left-Ctrl-Left-Alt-Left-Shift-A-B-e-1 = Open a mail form and send it to everyone in your address book.
(13:02:09) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: You are insane.
(13:02:29) eno2001/Gaim: Hitting the Escape key would unlock the keys that you slid to the left.
(13:04:21) eno2001/Gaim: Audible feedback too... Every time you hit the space bar, the previous set of letters are read back to you so that you can be sure that what you typed is correct. If not, you hit "Left-Ctrl-Right-Ctrl-C" to wipe out the previously typed word and retype it. You could FINALLY type without needing a screen!!!
(13:05:49) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: sigh
(13:06:18) eno2001/Gaim: THAT'S what I've been trying to tell you all these years!!! (re: You are insane)
(13:06:31) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: Well, now I now. It explains a lot.
(13:06:48) eno2001/Gaim: Hehehehe. Imagine how much more work I could get done with a keyboard like that...
(13:06:59) eno2001/Gaim: Man. I'd be able to multitask out the whazoo.
(13:07:03) eno2001/Gaim: Hey....
(13:07:06) eno2001/Gaim: ;P
(12:57:12) eno2001/Gaim: It would be AWESOME is someone overengineered a keyboard.
(12:57:23) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: because why...?
(12:57:24) eno2001/Gaim: Imagine a keyboard, where the keys were pressure sensitive.
(12:57:33) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: They're not now?
(12:57:49) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: Damned keyboard! Can't press any of the buttons!
(12:57:51) eno2001/Gaim: Depending on how hard or soft you hit a key it would make the letters you type lighter or darker.
(12:58:45) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: ok
(12:58:47) eno2001/Gaim: And not only that, but the keys also have sensors that detect the wobble on the keys. So you could also just put your finger on a key and if you lightly "twirled" the key, it could be mapped to a function.
(12:59:16) eno2001/Gaim: For instance.. putting your finger lightly on the G key and slightly making it wobble in a clockwise motion would "stir virtual coffee".
(13:00:06) eno2001/Gaim: Or even better, you put all ten fingers on adjacent keys. Making them do "the wave" could cause a virtual crowd on the screen to do "the wave" too.
(13:01:01) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: You and your keyboard. I swear, you must sleep with it
(13:01:54) eno2001/Gaim: Pressing a key in and then slightly sliding it to the left would lock it in place so you could then realistically support keyboard longcuts like this: Left-Ctrl-Left-Alt-Left-Shift-A-B-e-1 = Open a mail form and send it to everyone in your address book.
(13:02:09) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: You are insane.
(13:02:29) eno2001/Gaim: Hitting the Escape key would unlock the keys that you slid to the left.
(13:04:21) eno2001/Gaim: Audible feedback too... Every time you hit the space bar, the previous set of letters are read back to you so that you can be sure that what you typed is correct. If not, you hit "Left-Ctrl-Right-Ctrl-C" to wipe out the previously typed word and retype it. You could FINALLY type without needing a screen!!!
(13:05:49) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: sigh
(13:06:18) eno2001/Gaim: THAT'S what I've been trying to tell you all these years!!! (re: You are insane)
(13:06:31) TradeMeForMyWordsSaidtheBlogger: Well, now I now. It explains a lot.
(13:06:48) eno2001/Gaim: Hehehehe. Imagine how much more work I could get done with a keyboard like that...
(13:06:59) eno2001/Gaim: Man. I'd be able to multitask out the whazoo.
(13:07:03) eno2001/Gaim: Hey....
(13:07:06) eno2001/Gaim:
Sounds like features for that Russian keyboard (Score:2)
This conversation (Score:2)
Mmmm (Score:2)
Why don't you start making 'em? You could start out as a niche business in your garage. I can't think that keyboard parts/tech is hard to come by/expensive, so why not?