An American inventor has enough money for its project for the construction of a multitouch keyboard and mouse of glass to continue. Touches on the glass surface by means of infrared and a camera is recognized.
As a basis for both the futuristic-looking mouse, if the keyboard needs a metal base to which a slightly curved glass plate is fastened. On the glass are ‘keys’ are etched, for example, the layout of a keyboard.
In the foot in addition to a rechargeable battery, also ir-leds placed. The invisible infrared light of the leds remains within the glass surface until a part of the keyboard is touched and the light is scattered. A camera in the foot is eliminated, can this disturbance to see and detect, as a ‘keystroke’. The mouse works in a similar way, according to the so-called frustrated total internal reflection technique. The key strokes or multi-touch gestures wirelessly to a receiver which in its turn on the pc is linked. The batteries in the foot via a usb cable to be charged.
Although the project is still in the initial phase is in, has the project of an inventor and entrepreneur Jason Giddings already more than the requested deposit of $ 50,000 on Kickstarter managed to achieve. The necessary software, which is still being worked on, as open source available, as well as the hardware design. According to Giddings, the design is based entirely on existing technology and will be the first models available from mid-2012.
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