[Niuhuru]

I just know that Freepers on here are going to bonkers over this.

[Army Air Corps]

Come to Butthead...

[DManA]

Um, if it’s transparent how do you.......

[DManA]

Fooling aside, keyboards in hospitals are a big germ collecting headache. This seems like an ideal solution.

[houeto]

[NavyCanDo]

My question is WHY?

Just because you can, does not mean you should.

[ModelBreaker]

Great, a keyboard that has to be on a white surface to see the letters. Or, I could read a book while I was typing? Or better, I could put it on my monitor so I can browse while typing??

[montyspython]

They keyboard layout itself is the real problem, attempts to create a redesign of the layout have been successful with layout shown to increase comfort and efficiency.

Problem has always been the adoption of the redesigns, they are at the whim of the familiarity of the ubiquitous old qwerty layout.

[discostu]

I’ve always figured these “no give” keyboard idea would be pretty painful after a while. The down movement of the keys provides cushioning for your fingers, this thing would be like thumping right on your desk for hours on end.

[dbwz]

The silicone keyboards looked really neat - I liked the idea of being able to roll it up and put it in the backpack, in addition to being able to run it under the tap to clean it. So I got one only to find out that the typing experience was frustrating. Back to my wired $20 Logitech (which I have no complaints about at all).

This looks a little more promising... a dishwasher-safe keyboard. It's supposed to have better key feedback. I'll have to see it in person in a store before I pull the trigger.

[Vince Ferrer]

The problem with this keyboard is that when you take it home and plug it in, it is still just a keyboard. What if I wanted to input Chinese characters on occasion? Or what if I needed a keyboard that had slightly bigger keys because I had a physical limitation? Or I could use a custom key set for an application so I don't crash all those fighter jets thinking F5 was the throttle when it really raises the landing gear, or I just need a trackpad? The industry will go in this direction in just a few more months or a couple of years at most.

Optimus Tactus keyboard

But even then, we'll still have the $20 regular keyboards.