Comments on: XO-2’s Virtual Keyboard: Back to the Future? http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:30:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Juan http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-22158 Juan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:54:23 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-22158 I see pictures of small fingers on a keyboard in one of the XO-2 screens, but I can not imagine adults hands typing on it. I would also like to see the keyboard expanding both screens, one hand on each screen, with the text running under the virtual keyboard. The text could be read through a virtual semitransparent keyboard. The keyboard might be as simple as just the key symbols, leaving more area to read the text behind. I see pictures of small fingers on a keyboard in one of the XO-2 screens, but I can not imagine adults hands typing on it. I would also like to see the keyboard expanding both screens, one hand on each screen, with the text running under the virtual keyboard. The text could be read through a virtual semitransparent keyboard. The keyboard might be as simple as just the key symbols, leaving more area to read the text behind.

]]> By: Kiki2000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-17614 Kiki2000 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:42:23 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-17614 Im not sure what to do because I kinda like the keypad but there is no good phones that actually work that have a actual keypad and a touch screen. Im not sure what to do because I kinda like the keypad but there is no good phones that actually work that have a actual keypad and a touch screen.

]]> By: David Bogdan http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-16759 David Bogdan Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:27:57 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-16759 If they could incorporate an accelerometer into it it would be so cool. I'm thinking of rotating it and using it as a book. Or like an ordinary pice of pape to handwrite on.Each screen the size of an A4... Grafic designers could just use it as a smartboard conected maybe trough bluetooth/wireless to a graphic station( those things are reeally expensive ). The principles of "Take your ideas anywere" apllies here I can see my self now with the XO-2 and some toilet paper for a good half an hour of bathroom wireless joy. Scrolling with up/down keys will be a thing of the past just like drag and drop with a mouse or keypad, jeesh i would love to get my hands on one of those... O and by the way i have an iPod Touch and sidekeyboard is preety nifty i reealy don't like the portable device keyboards out there, not even the sight of them....but I would still kill for a small thumbsized joystick on it( the touch ) Even doe the corners on it seem too rounde I hope the buzz kickes the XO into fast production. ( Get Linux and Mac Os on it and windows will folow ) If they could incorporate an accelerometer into it it would be so cool.
I’m thinking of rotating it and using it as a book.
Or like an ordinary pice of pape to handwrite on.Each screen the size of an A4…
Grafic designers could just use it as a smartboard conected maybe trough bluetooth/wireless to a graphic station( those things are reeally expensive ).
The principles of “Take your ideas anywere” apllies here I can see my self now with the XO-2 and some toilet paper for a good half an hour of bathroom wireless joy.
Scrolling with up/down keys will be a thing of the past just like drag and drop with a mouse or keypad,
jeesh i would love to get my hands on one of those…
O and by the way i have an iPod Touch and sidekeyboard is preety nifty i reealy don’t like the portable device keyboards out there, not even the sight of them….but I would still kill for a small thumbsized joystick on it( the touch )
Even doe the corners on it seem too rounde I hope the buzz kickes the XO into fast production.
( Get Linux and Mac Os on it and windows will folow )

]]> By: Screen http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-16014 Screen Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:19:25 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-16014 With virtual keyboard you can make many interesting things, See here: http://hot-virtual-keyboard.com/ Enjoy! With virtual keyboard you can make many interesting things, See here: http://hot-virtual-keyboard.com/
Enjoy!

]]> By: Mookiemu http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-15377 Mookiemu Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:55:28 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-15377 I want one! Why do we have to wait until 2010? Should be available now. It would blow away the eeepc in sales in no time. I really want one! I want one! Why do we have to wait until 2010? Should be available now. It would blow away the eeepc in sales in no time.

I really want one!

]]> By: Jerrem http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-14913 Jerrem Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:59:56 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-14913 I think you forgot to mention OLPC stands one laptop per child (these are designed for children in third world countries) This is a bold and wise leep, children in third world countries dont need to be tied to our tradition of a rigid keyboard interface. hopefully the developers will think well outside the box with there user interface, are keyboard less user interface has huge potential and i think we are only scratching the surface of touch enabled interfaces. These children will grow up thinking radically differently about computers, its exciting to think of some of the electronic art they might make! I think you forgot to mention OLPC stands one laptop per child (these are designed for children in third world countries)

This is a bold and wise leep, children in third world countries dont need to be tied to our tradition of a rigid keyboard interface.

hopefully the developers will think well outside the box with there user interface, are keyboard less user interface has huge potential and i think we are only scratching the surface of touch enabled interfaces.

These children will grow up thinking radically differently about computers, its exciting to think of some of the electronic art they might make!

]]> By: john http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-14632 john Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:48:04 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-14632 I think it looks great and i want one one i would be happy to bye a kid one so i can get on as far as the key board i,ll use my own , but want i would like to do with it is well i don't know yet maybe hack it to use it for some thing else but i would be happy to use it as a book if that all or if i could put mac osx on it that would be the ----may be apple should help them and put osx on them and then a lot more people would know apple os besides osx is the easiest os and the best I think it looks great and i want one one i would be happy to bye a kid one so i can get on as far as the key board i,ll use my own , but want i would like to do with it is well i don’t know yet maybe hack it to use it for some thing else but i would be happy to use it as a book if that all or if i could put mac osx on it that would be the —-may be apple should help them and put osx on them and then a lot more people would know apple os besides osx is the easiest os and the best

]]> By: Don Romaniello http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-14310 Don Romaniello Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:50:32 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-14310 "So why did they cut the borders of, just to make it look childish?" More durable, think of an arch. And as far as the ergonomics of upstroke and downstroke goes, people seem to be missing the fact that the XO2 will not necessarily be used in a desk or table situation. The reason it's water resistant and the display works in full sunlight is because it's intended to be used anywhere, which does not mean anywhere with a desk or table. “So why did they cut the borders of, just to make it look childish?”

More durable, think of an arch.

And as far as the ergonomics of upstroke and downstroke goes, people seem to be missing the fact that the XO2 will not necessarily be used in a desk or table situation. The reason it’s water resistant and the display works in full sunlight is because it’s intended to be used anywhere, which does not mean anywhere with a desk or table.

]]> By: Enelya http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-13147 Enelya Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:44:17 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-13147 Wow, Chris Adams is totally wrong about more injuries caused by touchscreen. He is assuming that a user can rest his or her fingers on the touchpad. This would cause the touchpad to type letters when the user does not want to. Therefore, the only way to not unintentionally type letters is to not rest fingers on the keys. This means that there is only a downstoke and no injury causing upstroke. Now, I did a little experiment and it was easier for me to keep my hands and wrists in the recomended typing position than in a lazy position when I imagined my keyboard as a touch screen keyboard. Just my thoughts and opinion. Wow, Chris Adams is totally wrong about more injuries caused by touchscreen. He is assuming that a user can rest his or her fingers on the touchpad. This would cause the touchpad to type letters when the user does not want to. Therefore, the only way to not unintentionally type letters is to not rest fingers on the keys. This means that there is only a downstoke and no injury causing upstroke. Now, I did a little experiment and it was easier for me to keep my hands and wrists in the recomended typing position than in a lazy position when I imagined my keyboard as a touch screen keyboard.

Just my thoughts and opinion.

]]> By: Florin Braescu http://blog.laptopmag.com/xo-2s-virtual-keyboard-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-12304 Florin Braescu Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:14:35 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=1623#comment-12304 I wait to see when a normal USB touchscreen keyboard (normal keyboard size) will be released. It's functionality can be beyond imagination. It can replace a keboard, a mouse and a touch pad. It can display various national keyboard layouts, menus from applications aware of this keyboard type (programable with an open source toolkit), graphic diagrams, etc. I wait to see when a normal USB touchscreen keyboard (normal keyboard size) will be released. It’s functionality can be beyond imagination. It can replace a keboard, a mouse and a touch pad. It can display various national keyboard layouts, menus from applications aware of this keyboard type (programable with an open source toolkit), graphic diagrams, etc.

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