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post #1 of 8
1/26/05 at 7:51pm
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http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews...24_174825.html
http://www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com/


... is that not f*ckin awesome?!


- Dave
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post #2 of 8
1/26/05 at 8:12pm
Maybe. The "keys" look kinda small. Wonder when someone will get a review.
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post #3 of 8
1/26/05 at 10:36pm
mobilepc magazine said it was a piece of crap and the worst use of lasers of the year
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post #4 of 8
1/26/05 at 11:13pm
interesting gimmick, i'd say. i could not go without the "feel" of the keys under my fingers. Would be OK if you're a hunt-n-pecker, but you can hunt and peck on the PDA on-screen keyboard if you've had too many bong hits and cant get yourself to memorize where the keys are under your fingers.
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post #5 of 8
1/26/05 at 11:32pm
They had one of those available from a different company for Pocket PCs about 6 months ago, it got bad reviews though because you really had to be accurate while you "typed." Your fingers had to make a distinct up and down movement. But that was 6 months ago, and that isnt for Pocket PCs so it may work better!
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post #6 of 8
1/27/05 at 12:02am
yeah that thing has actually been out for years! but it never caught up cuz i heard it really sucked as in u'll get alot of typos. I guess they didn't exactly tweak out everything, maybe when it gets better it'll catch up. It is also weird not to feel the keys while typing.
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post #7 of 8
1/27/05 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com
Device Compatibility for VKB usage
O2 XDA I
O2 XDA II
Orange SPV e200
Palm Tungsten T3
Palm Tungsten T5
QTek 8080 Smartphone
Palm m505
HP2210
HP3417
HP rx3715 (Use HP 5550 Driver)
HP 3800/3900 Series (Use HP 5455 Driver)
HP4150
HP5455
HP5550
Laptops / Desktops via serial connector
This will only work through a serial connection. Last I checked Dell was doing away with the serial connection on some models.

Although if you have Bluetooth it might still work for you.

-rick
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post #8 of 8
1/27/05 at 3:17pm
i've used those keyboards before...nothing to write home about
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