CNET News - Case turns touchscreen into keyboard that bubbles up
CNET News - Case turns touchscreen into keyboard that bubbles up
2015-02-12
watch this ipad screen closely as a
keyboard quickly bubbles up from the
surface and dissolves back down we
actually change the shape of the surface
with our accessory to allow you to be
more accurate when you're typing tactus
technologies case called form gives you
a physical keyboard on your touchscreen
when you need it slide the switch on the
back of the case the so called finger
guides come up from the plastic screen
protector the guides are firm to the
touch within the panel there's this
invisible network of fluid-filled
channels and that's really the magic of
office technology is the micro fluidics
that allows you to change the surface
shape in the flat state it looks and
feels like a normal touchscreen the
fluid inside can't leak out and the case
doesn't tap into your device's battery
life or need to be charged despite the
popularity of touchscreens some people
crave traditional keyboard features Tom
Hanks released a typewriter app that has
real typing sounds and cases like the
typo to attach a keyboard to your iPhone
tactus says its keyboard will help
people eliminate typos and improve
productivity the physical feedback
builds up muscle memory and makes it a
more satisfying and more accurate typing
experience eventually tactus hopes to
eliminate the case entirely and have
their technology built into phone and
tablet screens in San Francisco I'm Kara
Tsuboi cnet.com for CBS News
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