V-Tech Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Magnetic levitation keyboards have been around for a while, but they've never really taken off, or floated our boats, or attracted much atten... Anyway, a Taiwanese manufacturer called Darfon is persevering with the idea, and it's discovered that maglev keys, which rest on opposing magnets instead of mushy membranes or mechanical switches, can make laptop keyboards significantly thinner. More at - http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/06/darfon-maglev-keyboard/ +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted June 6, 2014 Supervisor Share Posted June 6, 2014 Keyboard feel is one of those personal preferences that varies significantly among different people, so I expect that if ever employed, this new feel would be pretty polarizing. greenwizard88 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 i wanna try it! +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 maglev keys, which rest on opposing magnets instead of mushy membranes this new feel would be pretty polarizing I see what you did there ;) Gerowen, link6155, +hedleigh and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Majesticmerc MVC Posted June 6, 2014 MVC Share Posted June 6, 2014 I'm not a big fan of thin keyboards, I need a nice bit of travel for a good typing experience. The idea of even thinner keyboards is not an attractive proposition to me. I suppose if I was forced to though I'd deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myxomatosis Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I would like to try it ;) I'm using a Retina MacBook Pro at the moment, and I honestly have a hard time figuring out how a laptop keyboard can get any better than that. Not that I am an Apple-fanboy or anything, but I had many laptops (Dell, Toshiba, Asus, etc.) and the Apple keyboard is hard to beat. Ph1b3r0pt1c 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I have thin keyboard on my laptop.. similar to the one in the photo as mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Hmm, I can imagine it being annoying to replace individual keys on these types of keyboards. Hopefully only certain laptops will adopt to this type of keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hmm, I can imagine it being annoying to replace individual keys on these types of keyboards. Hopefully only certain laptops will adopt to this type of keyboard. i imagine the bottom is just a bunch of little electromagnets since it's variable strength. I can imagine it being pretty decent if combined with a scissor switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 this probably good for magic show, magentic ghost randomly press the magentic keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Majesticmerc MVC Posted June 7, 2014 MVC Share Posted June 7, 2014 this probably good for magic show, magentic ghost randomly press the magentic keyboard. The poles will be the wrong way round for that :P The magnets will be facing S/S or N/N to ensure that they repel, and the pressure of the finger on the key will force the magnets together and create resistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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