Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Microsoft brings Minority Report hover keyboards to life



Microsoft's research division has released a video detailing a design developed for an augmented mechanical keyboard. It appears to offer a novel way of interacting with devices that blends together the work of a keyboard, mouse and touchscreen into a single module.


The keyboard is designed to allow users to type using a combination of traditional desktop actions and natural gestures such as touching and swiping. The goal is, unsurprisingly, to make typing and navigation faster and easier by allowing users to transfer immediately between text entry and gestures without having to move their hands away from the standard typing position.


By: Katie Collins,


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