Not the future of input devices

[andrewducker]

The main problem with the glove is threefold:
1) Not as fast as a keyboard.
2) Not easy to learn - with a keyboard you can see the letters and hunt for the one you want.
3) How many people are that unhappy with a tiny keyboard and need to type while on the move? Unless you also have the headset on, it's a tad pointless - and who wants to strap a headset on and walk around looking like that?

Having said that, I'd probably give one a go myself, but I'm a big geek.
Cheers to heron61 for the link

Comments

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

There have been similar devices over the last twenty years, everything from the chord input devices to the twiddle stick. And there are some very interesting "gesture" based input schemes coming through. One of the most interesting (to me) is the word-pattern scheme. Think of the pattern of letters on the keyboard for, say, the letters in the word "this" (up in the middle, slightly down to the right, then slightly up to the right and then a bigger swoop slightly down and to the left, so sort of an "x" shape, or one of those charity ribbons laid on it's side), so you could build up a dictionary of swoopy-shapes for common words and then draw other letters as now in Grafiti or similar shapes, and just use a Harry Potter wand or a dataglove with one finger (maybe a couple of others for shifting to mouse mode, or shifting between word and spell mode)

There's no reason the headmount needs to be anywhere near that obtrusive (use semisilvered sunglasses and one of the new generation of micro data projectors for example)

But I can see, for example, a new generation of aircraft where you have a wireless connection between your laptop and the screen in the seat back ahead of you, so you can leave your laptop/PDA (or "wearable" computer) in the overhead and just use some sort of input device combined with the screen ahead of you for doing your business work

[cx650.livejournal.com]

My sister (God rest her) taught me the way round a keyboard when I was only about ten years old. She was at secretarial college at the time, Pitman's no less. IMHO, modern kids are TOO F*CKING LAZY and expect everything on a plate. 'Wake up you little bastards' life DOES NOT owe you anything at all, you need to EARN respect and consideration. If you want money and respect? WORK!

Sorry Andrew, I just HAD to rant on this point.

[andrewducker]

I'm not sure laziness applies in this case - as the device would be harder than a keyboard, not easier. It's just that walking and typing isn't exactly feasible.

Now you're playing with power!

[johnbobshaun.livejournal.com]