Virtual Keyboard Could Revolutionize Telephone Usage Edit

The Virtual Keyboard (VKB) has reached market in the UK and the world will be watching over the coming months to see how this new and potentially very important device is adopted. The VKB could revolutionise the way that PDAs and Smartphones are used, exploiting much of the unused computing power of such mobile devices, thushelping users to work more effectively on the move.

The cigarette-lighter-sized VKB uses laser and infrared technology to project a full-size QWERTY keyboard onto any flat surface for almost any palmtop computer, PDA or mobile phone. It is also easily integrated into a mobile phone, with Siemens and Samsung having shown versions of the technology integrated into their phones at recent trade shows. Hutchison Harbour Ring (HHR), a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa, has launched the first virtual keyboard (VKB) in the United Kingdom and been the first to offer the technology to consumers. (Gizmag)