Microsoft Adaptive Keyboard Concept
We all know Microsoft has a big research lab. Its yearly research budget is so big that majority of the company trading on NYSE wouldn’t have that much yearly revenue. And the geeks at Microsoft continuously develop new technologies, which most of the time don’t see light of the day. But here’s a rather interesting concept which is practical enough to be implement right now.
The Adaptive Keyboard is a unique keyboard featuring a touch-sensitive panel, much like Eee Keyboard.
“We here at Microsoft are constantly looking for the future of PC interaction. While touching the screen of your slate PC is a compelling interaction experience for many scenarios we think there is an opportunity to improve the experiences for those of us working at a desk with keyboards and mice all day. We hope the results of the UIST contest will show us if this particular concept has any legs,” said Microsoft program manager Håkon Strande.
[via Microsoft Hardware Blog]
