Typing on space
It’s a keyboard that appears to have come straight out of Star Trek. RIDZWAN A. RAHIM beams in on a virtual laser keyboard.
WHAT: I-Tech Bluetooth Virtual Laser Keyboard
IT’S LIKE: You’ve probably played air guitar. Now here’s an air keyboard. The difference is that it actually works.
PRICE: RM799.
RATING: Way cool!
Bro, why are you massaging your desk?
I’m not. I’m typing.
You’re typing on what? Those red coloured beams? What are they, some kind of laser?
Yeap. This is what you call Virtual Laser Keyboard. See this handphone-sized black thing in front of me? That’s the source of the laser beam.
Oh wow, that’s so cool! I think I’ve seen this before on Pimp My Ride on MTV.
The virtual laser keyboard — let’s call it VKB for short works by using both infrared and laser technology to produce an invisible circuit and project a full-size virtual QWERTY keyboard onto any surface.
So by ‘full-size’, you mean the keys are exactly the same size as the ones you have on ordinary computer keyboards, right?
Correct. You know how before this people had to either live with the minuscule keypads on their phones and PDAs or bring along a foldable keyboard, which may or may not have full-size keys? Well, this thing solves that problem!
You can use the VKB with your computer or with a compatible mobile device such as Smartphone and PDA. The I-Tech keyboard behaves exactly like a real keyboard. It even comes with tapping sounds!
And guess what. Another built-in advantage of being virtual is that you’ll always have a clean keyboard. And that makes it perfect for environments such as clean rooms, and sterile and medical environments such as hospitals.
Hey, but what happens if the environment’s too bright?
There is a high intensity setting for that, so you’ll still be able to see the beams and use the keyboard with ease. But I doubt it will help under direct sunlight.
Doesn’t matter. I am speechless. Life really can be like Star Trek after all. So where can I get this thing and how much does it cost?
I saw one at Digital Mall PJ that sold for RM799. But I’m sure you can find it in Low Yat and other mobile accessories shops.
NsT Tech
WHAT: I-Tech Bluetooth Virtual Laser Keyboard
IT’S LIKE: You’ve probably played air guitar. Now here’s an air keyboard. The difference is that it actually works.
PRICE: RM799.
RATING: Way cool!
Bro, why are you massaging your desk?
I’m not. I’m typing.
You’re typing on what? Those red coloured beams? What are they, some kind of laser?
Yeap. This is what you call Virtual Laser Keyboard. See this handphone-sized black thing in front of me? That’s the source of the laser beam.
Oh wow, that’s so cool! I think I’ve seen this before on Pimp My Ride on MTV.
The virtual laser keyboard — let’s call it VKB for short works by using both infrared and laser technology to produce an invisible circuit and project a full-size virtual QWERTY keyboard onto any surface.
So by ‘full-size’, you mean the keys are exactly the same size as the ones you have on ordinary computer keyboards, right?
Correct. You know how before this people had to either live with the minuscule keypads on their phones and PDAs or bring along a foldable keyboard, which may or may not have full-size keys? Well, this thing solves that problem!
You can use the VKB with your computer or with a compatible mobile device such as Smartphone and PDA. The I-Tech keyboard behaves exactly like a real keyboard. It even comes with tapping sounds!
And guess what. Another built-in advantage of being virtual is that you’ll always have a clean keyboard. And that makes it perfect for environments such as clean rooms, and sterile and medical environments such as hospitals.
Hey, but what happens if the environment’s too bright?
There is a high intensity setting for that, so you’ll still be able to see the beams and use the keyboard with ease. But I doubt it will help under direct sunlight.
Doesn’t matter. I am speechless. Life really can be like Star Trek after all. So where can I get this thing and how much does it cost?
I saw one at Digital Mall PJ that sold for RM799. But I’m sure you can find it in Low Yat and other mobile accessories shops.
NsT Tech
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