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'Tap' Wearable Bluetooth Strap Turns Any Surface Into a Keyboard
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I can see this having its uses. In 2001 I got in trouble for using a Palm Pilot to take notes in class because the professor thought I was playing games. I got so good at using the Grafitti system though that I could take not Notes without taking my eyes off the teacher. Something like this could bring note taking to the next level.
Why? My mind is not as dirty so IDK what other use for it to sell there?
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I don't. There is nothing proprietary about it. Plus it looks cumbersome to use.
Interesting concept, but I think they are marketing it wrong. Using this with a phone doesn't really make sense to me, as you are likely holding the phone in your other hand so you might as well just type. The watch is an interesting idea but Apple Watch won't let you do that right now (Unless you had an app that was running on the watch, and the keyboard was connected to the iPhone and passed the input to the watch app, but you wouldn't be able to use it for messages anyways which would be the point.)
This could be interesting for a tablet, or a larger TV interface - especially if it also had an accelerometer to detect hand gestures. Typing on those devices can be cumbersome in many situations.
This could be interesting for a tablet, or a larger TV interface - especially if it also had an accelerometer to detect hand gestures. Typing on those devices can be cumbersome in many situations.
Wow... *still* not released yet? TextBlades looked pretty cool.. but the company behind it certainly isn't.
I kept rewinding the video trying to figure out why they were showing Half Dome when they typed "Grand Canyon".
One more thing to have to keep with me at all times - and charge, no thanks.
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Waht? I ddnit tge htat.
Already doneSee Gmail Tap:
It's a joke, but actually a ring with bluetooth would be an interesting device. Someone could reply to messages without touching a phone or watch while on the go by just tapping any surface.I enjoyed a colleague of Jony Ive:
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Funny you mention the ring with bluetooth. From my novel-in-progress: "He used his thumb to press the bottom of a ring on his right hand. Lights flared on his holo-lenses."
Sounds cool. I'll watch it on HBO when they turn your novel into TV show.
Not at all. Most of them can type faster and more accurate than me on the ordinary keyboard. Tap is totally useless for them. Actually, for anyone.
[doublepost=1463243868][/doublepost]This device seems cool for 2 sec. Then, when u start to think about it actual usages, u begin to realize that it is completely useless and most stupid invention in years. Here is the reasons why.
1. Worst thing. It blocks yr hand. When u wear it, that hand cannot grab a glass or have a quick snack. So u need to remove it first. U can't even go to bathroom or wash your hand. U will also risk typing sth unintentionally, as u have to wear it in your hand.
2. For most use cases in advertising video, u can just use "silent Bluetooth keyboard" and it works perfectly. It won't block yr hand. It is much much more effective solution.
3. Visually impaired people won't need it. They can use regular keyboard. They type much faster and more accurate than me and most people I know.
4. It seems like a very slow way to type. Extremely slow. Also unlikely to be accurate
With iPad covers that have keyboards in them now, and the fact that most normal people hold their iphones when using them...um...as cool as this tech is...it really isn't practical. And when they showed that girl on the bicycle using it, I actually laughed. Besides being totally absurd, Texting while riding any vehicle should not be promoted. Why anyone would use this thing instead of hands free SIRI in such a situation anyway is beyond me.
I bet this will not be real. But if it is, then this type of distracted driving is more dangerous than watching smartphone screen or carplay display (if applicable).
Regular keyboard? Physical one?
I am not visually impaired for now. But I must admire their learning capabilities in this case.
I don't see where this thing can show me the time. So it's less useful than the Apple Watch. I send maybe 2 text messages per week, so typing a text on the Apple Watch is of no use to me. If I wanted to text from the watch all I have to do is speak the text anyways. Stupid item, stupid post.
I'm intrigued... but you have to look at your screen, right? Which means your phone is within arm's reach... which means you can just pick it up and have complete control. Maybe I'm missing something.
I mean come on, you're showing someone post to Instagram? How did she take the photo and edit it? You're telling me she did all that, and then put the phone down so she could tap the text? Or is it understood that you can do all of that with this device? If so, they should have shown that. But still, she had to take the photo, so the phone was already in her hands!
I mean come on, you're showing someone post to Instagram? How did she take the photo and edit it? You're telling me she did all that, and then put the phone down so she could tap the text? Or is it understood that you can do all of that with this device? If so, they should have shown that. But still, she had to take the photo, so the phone was already in her hands!