Ipad Virtual Keyboard

A introductory video on how to type on the iPad's virtual keyboard. Learn more at www.flairify.com.

This video demoes the LiquidKeyboard a proof-of-concept of a touch-typing keyboard designed for touch screens and surfaces. The problem: Touch-typing works well on a physical keyboard. One can feel the keys and their location and has based on this a clear understanding on where all other keys are located without looking at them. Virtual keyboards do not allow touch-typing as firstly placing 10 fingers on the screen would activate keys accidentally and secondly one cannot feel the keys. Hence does not know where other keys located without look at them. For making touch-typing work on touch screens and surfaces the input system has to adapt to the touch screen conditions. The solution: The LiquidKeyboard splits the QWERTY keyboard in key groups and allocates these to individual fingers. Each group has a 'home key' on which the finger is resting when touch typing, e.g. the 'H' for the right index finger. When a finger on a home key is moved the key group follows the sensed finger position and the keys are rotated based on the wrist position for conveniently placed keys. The LiquidKeyboard enables users to know exactly where keys are positioned on the keyboard as these keys are always at the same position relatively to the current finger position on the screen. Therefore one does not have to look at the keyboard in order know where keys are located. Current efforts: Our team is currently developing a iPad app that supports two hands and the main QWERTY keys. Other platforms will follow. The LiquidKeyboard is currently developed and owned by the FEIT department at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia. Patent pending. Press release http://bit.ly/gjqwtn Contact & enquires www.uniquest.com.au