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    Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard

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    Image of TemplaPublius TemplaPublius
    09/27/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    The opposite is true--the QWERTY layout was designed to minimize mechanical jams, which is obviously a design to speed up typing as much as possible. As QWERTY's invention didn't anticipate any possible effects the layout would have on non-mechanicaal keyboards, the idea that somehow they designed this to slow us down in the 21st century is clearly an old wives' tale.


    For a good demolition of the urban legends surrounding keyboard layouts, I'd recommend this paper: http://www.utdallas.edu/~liebowit/keys1.html
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/26/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    Since the keys are always in the same relative position to your fingers, you will always have a physical point of reference

    Actually the patent mentions that it will only bring the keyboard to life with a pre-set tough gesture involving a palm and a couple of fingers. It generates a keyboard based on where your hands are, and modulates the size of that keyboard by the distance between palm and finger. Then there's a gesture to dismiss the keyboard.

    So anyone who assumes that this is some kind of weird, floating keyboard that follows you around and disappears when you raise your hand....well.... you're silly.
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    09/26/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    Hard to believe that we have not improved upon the keyboard after 100 years of typing. Seriously?

    Where is my neuro-interface?
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    09/26/09

    @RainyDayInterns:

    Well you know, the QWERTY layout was originally designed for the purpose of making typing as slow as possible, so that people working on type-writers didn't move too fast for the machine.
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    Image of Entaum Entaum
    09/26/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    Great idea, too bad you'll need gorilla hands to be able to hit backspace..
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    RainyDayInterns promoted this comment Edited by Entaum at 09/26/09 9:29 AM Entaum was starred Entaum was unstarred
    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    09/26/09

    @Entaum: With a virtual keyboard...we are pretty sure they can let the user resize it to fit the span as appropriate.
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    Image of craig_16 craig_16
    09/26/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    I don't see this working. There is still no real feedback, so your hands would start to wander almost straight away.
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    Image of kickassy kickassy
    09/26/09

    @craig_16: Thats the point. the keyboard will always move with your hand on the screen. The base of the hand is the point of reference for the position of the keybourd. As long as you keep the base of your palm on the screen, the keyboard will always align itself to the right position.
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    09/26/09

    @kickassy:

    Yeah, it sounds like the best solution there is for a touch screen (unless they could make a keyboard magically ascend from the screen itself), but I think I'll always prefer a physical keyboard.

    The tactility of a physical keyboard... cannot be beat.
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    09/26/09

    @craig_16: Thank you for completely missing the point.
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    Image of craig_16 craig_16
    09/26/09

    @kickassy: Always keeping the base of your palms on the screen would require an input area approximately the size of a 12-inch screen. On a single screened device there wouldn't be enough room to actually see the document you are typing. Even if there was some way around that, I still don't think this would be a desirable way of entering large amounts of text.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    09/25/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    Nice idea... might need some getting used to, but what wouldn't?
    I'm still waiting for someone to make this happen though:
    [xspblog.com]
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    Image of witeowl witeowl
    09/25/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    On top of no G, two Bs, and a mis-shifted bottom left row... the right hand is not in proper home position. I love the idea, but seriously, how could they not get an artist who actually understands touch typing? Is MS that hard up?
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    Image of masterage masterage
    09/25/09

    @witeowl: two occurrences of the letter B I can understand; it's legit, as on a LOT of keyboards, the spacing from J and F is the same. I even have an old keyboarding book that instructs that B is hit by what is typically the user's dominant hand, although it's actually more on how you learn as well.

    It's one of the key positioning letters: the letter H. IIRC, the entire right hand should be one key to the right. That way, they can put the letter G on the left bar. Well, that, and J is where the rests are, along with F.

    BUT, it's a prototype art piece. All it has to show is that it, well, exists.
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    Image of ryno365 ryno365
    09/25/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    What I want: an entire multitouch desk computer that also has a retractable display in addition to the desk surface which is also a multitouch display.
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    Image of spannu spannu
    09/25/09

    @ryno365: Also, both your chair cushions are multitouch displays. You know, for when you need to type with your butt.
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    Image of AEchinoderm AEchinoderm
    09/25/09

    @spannu: If I lean sideways to let a fart out, will it think I am trying to type something?
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    Image of spannu spannu
    09/25/09

    @AEchinoderm: I certainly hope so.
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    Image of itsjareds itsjareds
    09/25/09

    @AEchinoderm: This reminds me of Opera face gestures.
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    Image of tikon tikon
    09/26/09

    @AEchinoderm:
    Maybe it types... "fart"?!
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    Image of Evan, How Dare you Sir! Evan, How Dare you Sir!
    09/25/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    Even though the keyboard is referenced with your hand, will it take into account "how" you type (if you have short fingers, long fingers, where your fingers normally hit the keys), because without tactile feedback, I can still see typing being a big problem - especially with keyboard shortcuts.
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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    09/25/09

    In reply to Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard
    Can I patent technology that will have the browser go into private mode when only one hand is typing?
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    Image of VideoVampire VideoVampire
    08/28/09

    In reply to IBM Files Patent For Tweeting TV Remote
    Oh Yeah! Instead of just screaming at my tv during the news I can blog my abusive/racist/homicidal/psychopathic/too loud opinions to the rest of the world!!! WooHOO!!!!! My girlfriend will be happy she doesnt have to listen to me anymore, she can just NOT read my blog/tweets!!
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    08/28/09

    In reply to IBM Files Patent For Tweeting TV Remote
    Well who needs to buy the product now? ½ the Giz readers can write the code just from reading the schematic. So much for a patent.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    08/28/09

    @Software_Goddess: And the other half of the Giz readers are controlling their TV from their iPhone/Android/Pres that can tweet anyways, connected to their HTPCs that are hooked up to 100" plasma screens.

    A small percentage is controlling their television with a homemade lego robot that walks up to their 17" CRT and pushes a button, and then says "I love you," while rolling to the computer to tweet how great they are.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    08/28/09

    @Software_Goddess: And the others are..... oooh, you made a ½ symbol.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    08/28/09

    @anexanhume: Oooh, you did too! Now you and SG are 1.
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    08/28/09

    @met2art: Oh! SG-1! That's a TV show! I see what I did there... I wanna heart myself for that.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    08/28/09

    @met2art: I wanna un-heart you for that.
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    08/28/09

    @Geisrud: " I Wanna Un-heart You For That": A song that the Ramones would sing if social network sites were around in the Seventies.
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    Image of VideoVampire VideoVampire
    08/28/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: These are the reasons I read the comments, you guys are some funny ass fuckers, seriously.
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    Software_Goddess promoted this comment Edited by VideoVampire at 08/28/09 5:00 PM VideoVampire was starred VideoVampire was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/28/09

    In reply to IBM Files Patent For Tweeting TV Remote
    Most definitely.

    I'm sure it will be about as appreciated as going to my window and shouting "Hey everybody! I'm watching a Friends rerun!" to passers-by.
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    08/28/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: BTW, what are you watching on the tube tonight?
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/28/09

    @Software_Goddess: Battlestar Galactica on Blu-Ray while installing Snow Leopard. Like every other geek on this site.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    08/28/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I own a mac and will not be installing snow leopard. Mind the hole in the universe, won't you?
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/28/09

    @anexanhume: Yeah right.

    I'm guessing your Match.com profile contains a few entries where you took liberties with the truth as well.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    08/28/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Match.com rejected me, apparently owning a WAHHA GO GO is a bad thing.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    08/28/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: That was you?? Shut the hell up you lunatic!

    Of course that's better than going to the window, sticking your head out and yelling, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!"
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    Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 08/28/09 7:13 PM Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Benguin Benguin
    08/15/09

    In reply to Sony PS3 Laugh Detector Patent Has Very Juvenile Sense of Humor
    [www.youtube.com]

    Huhhuh. He got hit in the balls.
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    Image of Spiny Norman Spiny Norman
    08/15/09

    In reply to Sony PS3 Laugh Detector Patent Has Very Juvenile Sense of Humor
    "Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill and think things over."
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