Comment LCD keyboards... (I wish) (Score 1) 264
I'm still waiting for someone to make a programable keyboard with a little LCD on each of the keys. This way, when you change the meaning of your keys around, it is immediately reflected on the keyboard.
I could really do with this for several reasons - Firstly, I write software for a French company, who has a Spanish counterpart for whom we also do development. So it would be really handy if I could switch keyboard layouts to be able to easily get at all the relevant accented characters. Secondly, I wanna switch to Dvorak, but my wife doesn't (guess who wins). I know that a Dvorty keyboard would solve that problem, but that's only good if I am content with the default Dvorak layout, and don't want one that's got the punctuation located somewhat more usefully for a programmer. So LCDs really would be it!
Another nice use would be making a little keypad to plug into your laptop for playing games (after all, most games nowadays only require a few keys, no longer the entire keyboard). Then you need a pointing device that can be held completely in one hand, without needing to rest it on a table (if anyone knows of one, let me know). Then add glasses with little LCD screens (I actually saw these being sold by a company for aroun $1000 with a resolution of, I believe, 800x600). Finally some normal headphones, and you can play games on your laptop without even opening it... fun, eh?
I could really do with this for several reasons - Firstly, I write software for a French company, who has a Spanish counterpart for whom we also do development. So it would be really handy if I could switch keyboard layouts to be able to easily get at all the relevant accented characters. Secondly, I wanna switch to Dvorak, but my wife doesn't (guess who wins). I know that a Dvorty keyboard would solve that problem, but that's only good if I am content with the default Dvorak layout, and don't want one that's got the punctuation located somewhat more usefully for a programmer. So LCDs really would be it!
Another nice use would be making a little keypad to plug into your laptop for playing games (after all, most games nowadays only require a few keys, no longer the entire keyboard). Then you need a pointing device that can be held completely in one hand, without needing to rest it on a table (if anyone knows of one, let me know). Then add glasses with little LCD screens (I actually saw these being sold by a company for aroun $1000 with a resolution of, I believe, 800x600). Finally some normal headphones, and you can play games on your laptop without even opening it... fun, eh?
