New form of keyboard in the touch panel era "The Minuum Keyboard Project"

Although the touch panel began to spread to everyday life for the moment, it was almost time to input characters by typing into a machine with a keyboard, typewriter or the like until a while ago. We innovate such a situation, we can use an electronic keyboard that can be scaled up and down on a touch panel, a new application that makes paper and skin etc into a keyboard "The Minuum Keyboard ProjectThis keyboard has a word input prediction algorithm, so you can input easily.

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Details of the explanation and how to use are from the following movies.

The Minuum Keyboard Project


In the past, typing was done with a typewriter ticking sound.


Now it's a smartphone or ...


Tablet devices are also getting pretty popular.


However, taps may not work well ... ...


Trying to place a full keyboard on the screen is a bit too big.


That's why developer Will Walmsley thought.


"Why is character input a keyboard?" ... The answer was in the typewriter invented over 100 years ago.


A certain degree of familiarity is necessary to input without enlarging the typing key with typing.


To make a typo error to zero is difficult.


"Advancement in technology is this project," Walmsley says.


The small character string displayed on the lower side of the smartphone is "The Minuum Keyboard".


Lateral, it got bigger to fit the screen width.


Although the keyboard is normally arranged in three rows of alphabets like this ...


In this application it is sorted in one row.


It is also possible to enter quickly with both hands. Somewhat typing errors, the word input prediction algorithm automatically corrects the characters, so you can enter it quite easily.


You can input as it flows.


Easy input can be done on tablet.


Using the keyboard on one side ... ...


It is possible to bring it to the end, or to make the keyboard small.


The feature of The Minuum Keyboard is that the key can be easily input even from other than the touch panel by arranging keys side by side. For example, even with the controller of the game machine, typing can be done just by operating the cross key or the analog stick laterally.


It is also planned to make smartphones respond to TV and input. Of course, the word input prediction algorithm works so input is comfortable.


What a watch and ... ...


Eyeglasses too ......


It is scheduled to be able to input even from the ring wrapped around the finger.


The Minuum Keyboard is not just a keyboard application. Attach the sensor to the wrist watch ......


Write a letter "QAZWSX ......" on the left arm.


Then, with this left arm as a keyboard substitute, you can enter characters by touch operation with the right hand.


Cut a piece of paper ... ...


Sandwiching the electrode ...


I will set it.


Character input is also possible with this method.


This project has already been established since collecting more than 80,000 dollars (about 8.4 million yen) against 10,000 dollars (about 980,000 yen). The right to use the application before the release with a capital of 5 dollars (about 490 yen), the right to get a T-shirt in addition to the previous condition with the investment of 50 dollars (about 4900 yen), 100 dollars (about 9800 yen) to VIP It will be certified. The contribution deadline is April 18th local time, about 7 hours remaining at the time of article posting.

According to the plan, it will start offering on Android this June. Apple seems to be requesting to adopt this keyboard by 2014, but since Apple does not allow you to replace the keyboard, it is unknown whether to respond to Apple products in the future. Also, the release of the first beta version is only in the English version, and it is said that the correspondence to other languages ​​is currently under consideration.