Laser keyboards - do they work?
 

Title says it all. Im talking about the devices that project a keyboard on a flat surface that you can type on. Or can you? ;) Any one try them and have comments? Thanks.

I haven't used it.. but here are some of my thoughts:

Imagine a keyboard on your desk and pretend to punch in the characters.
see if you like it....

I dont think I would go for it.. I like the feel of the keys when
I'm typing. It makes it easy to type..

Agree. I think sensory feedback is vital to typing very fast.

Yeah, but they LOOK so cool! ; ) I've been tempted, but haven't taken the plunge.

Yeap.. but thats where it ends! :)

In one word: NO.

It is easy to test.

Picture a dimly lit keyboard on your desk. Now start typing away on it for a few minutes.

The laser is too dark, it is slow, it doesn't do multi-key entry and it misses 25% of what you try to type.

Don't do it.

I tried that at a science centre somewhere once. Typed at maybe 50-60 WPM for a few seconds and less than half got on the screen.

EDIT: I should mention that I've tried a similar machine at another location with similar results, so it's not an isolated problem.

Thanks :(

Agree with everyone else -- you need tactile feedback. That's why rollout and most rubber keyboards don't work either.

tried it
 

I tried this product, oh bout 2-3 years ago, when it was first announced. It was novel, and I thought it might work for me.

Since then, BT keyboaards have gotten so nice and small, or functional and cheap, I would simply prefer that (and used three of them depending)

I didn't get a chance to try this new "release" of this product at CES, maybe someone with newer information can confirm. It doesn't appear to be differant.

I was thinking about it a few years back, but as everyone mentioned, tactile feedback is important. You can try it and see if you like if, if not just return it.