Virtual Laser Keyboards – Back to the Future!

The new bluetooth virtual computer keyboard will revolutionize the industry because it represents a paradigm shift away from the common input devices we use on a daily basis. Comparable to the size of a small TV remote control, this portable keyboard makes it easy for people with disabilities to use and nearly eradicates the health problems of standard keyboards. Plus, since it projects a laser screen, you’ll never experience “stuck” key syndrome. Clean and Green – Back to the Future!!!

Everyone remembers the futuristic cartoon “The Jetsons” and its technological advances with daily activities: the flying car, the robotic maid and watchdog, the airlift and many other labor-saving devices. When we were children, we longed to see the day when we would live in a world where life was controlled with the use of a single button. However, in reality, during this time, automated technologies were in their embryonic stages and the use of computers around the world was minimal.

Revolutionary

Computers and video games were revolutionary inventions because they changed the way we work and play. Sort of like what pen and pencil had done, compared to a pen and ink. Computers went a step beyond the conventional output devices used during the time period and made us feel like we were moving into a futuristic world. The typewriter, which was the first successful mechanical device that used hand movements to communicate complex thoughts, was eventually phased out of production and everyday use. If you ask a 10-year-old to describe the machine called a typewriter, he will get a puzzled look.

Actually, the typewriter still exists! However, not in its original limited capacity, name, and bulky form. They have become computers. Computers were designed in a similar way to typewriters, so that their users could easily adapt to them. The computer keyboard kept the same “qwerty” layout as its predecessor, the typewriter, and the rest is history! The computer offered much more functionality than the typewriter, which eventually made it obsolete. So for modern thought to evolve and change the status quo, it must be convinced that whatever new ideas are introduced are easily adaptable; as well as “better than” what is already in use.

A standard laptop keyboard projected by a laser screen

Today, advances in digital electronics and bluetooth laser technology have revolutionized the modern standard keyboard. There will come a time in the near future when the device I am using to write this article will become “past”. The new bluetooth virtual computer keyboard is an invention that will revolutionize the computer industry because it is portable, relatively easy to use, and has long-term benefits for the human body and the environment.

The virtual laser keyboard projects a standard infrared keyboard screen onto any (preferably flat) surface. This means that the traditional “qwerty” keyboard layout you learned in high school is broadcast to any surface area like a “holographic” display. This device optically detects and inputs human hand/finger movements that mimic keystrokes on a conventional keyboard. Bluetooth technology will allow you to use this with desktops, laptops, pda’s and Blackberry’s. As I write this, I wonder if the future of musical instruments, specifically the piano, will ever be the same!

Health benefits for industry and personal use

There are many other benefits of using this technology. Mainly, the aspect of health! With the spread of H1N1 and other airborne pathogens, people are becoming increasingly wary of their surroundings. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see people wearing dust masks and using a lot of hand sanitizer solution. Nobody wants to catch the “super bug”. So the question is, “what does all this have to do with your standard keyboard?”

Well, the answer is very simple! **In recent studies, keyboards have been ranked dirtier than toilets http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Germs/story?id=4774746&page=1 **

They have been found to contain E.Coli (you know, the nasty little bacteria you don’t see that gets on your hand after using the bathroom and isn’t properly sanitized), staph infections, MRSA, the flesh-eating bacteria, stomach flu and the list goes on and on. Using the keyboard is like a handshake or even a kiss. When you come into contact with one, you share what is lurking in it. Think of the many times you’ve seen a co-worker or family member walk out of the bathroom and not wash their hands. Or how about the moment so-and-so sneezed (which released 100,000 droplets of germs into the air). If they use computers, then there’s a good chance germs are deposited on the keyboard, the one-button device we use to simplify our lives. A shift towards the use of new technologies can eradicate this problem. The bluetooth virtual keyboard is that solution because there are no physical components that bacteria can come into contact with. As long as the surface it is projected onto is clean, you are 100% safe. Companies in the near future will implement this device because it can help prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses, as well as help employees with physical limitations.

Ergonomic Sound – People with carpal tunnel syndrome will find the virtual keyboard relatively easy to use. Also, when using this device, people suffering from CTS symptoms cannot blame the company team.

Support the Green Movement

Last but not least. This technology supports the “green movement” because there would be no plastic keyboards left to pollute or toxify the environment. Everyone knows that plastic takes a considerable amount of time to degrade. However, while in landfills, plastics break down into chemicals that are absorbed into the soil and possibly even groundwater. Basically, in our quest to live comfortably, we tend to cause more problems than we may have initially experienced.

By moving to a cleaner, greener and easier to use product, the virtual keyboard will revolutionize the way we use computers on a daily basis. Not only does the bluetooth virtual computer keyboard offer a paradigm shift for input devices, it’s quite possible that element could also become a virtual screen. Imagine merging a pseudo keyboard, along with a small projector, all of which emanate from a single device, the size of a small remote control.