Re: [Usability] Keyboard technology enhancement, usability implications?

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Tom Conneely wrote:

> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:49:15 +0100
> From: Tom Conneely <tom conneely gmail com>
> To: usability gnome org
> Subject: [Usability]  Keyboard technology enhancement,
>      usability implications?
>
> Have a look at this idea for a new type of keyboard, which uses
> keyboards with tiny displays on each key allowing a keyboard which can
> change dynamically to the user's needs.

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"Patents pending" bah!

Maybe they have some genuine innovations when it comes to working with
OLED technolgy but it doesn't seem very patent worthy to me.  For now it
is nothing more than pretty design, they dont seem to even have built
anything yet.

Intersting gimmick, has potential as a universal multilingual keyboard,
everything else is fluff.  I was more impressed before I noticed they
were part of the patent land grab which make the whole think look like
nothing more than opportunistic speculation.

- Alan H.