1. This article is about the development of a smart keyboard. This keyboard will not require external power, but rely on electrostatic energy that your body produces. The article also includes ideas that the power harvested from the human body, may also be able to power a mouse or trackpad. This is not it. The keyboard will also have security measures built in, such as tracking the size of its users fingers, the activeness of the user, and the speed of the user and use that information to keep intruders out. The keyboard is also said to be resistant to oils, grimes, etc.
2. I think this keyboard is awesome, and definitely needs further research and development. The keyboard introduces new features that can amaze their users, as well as increases security potential.
1. Descibe what this article is about? In detail. ^Describe* 2. What is you opinon of the smart keyboard? Explain why? ^your opinion
This is about a “smart keyboard” (Seriously, what is up with all the “smart” devices these days? It is getting to the point of cliche!” That is able to power itself using electrostatic conduction using fingers as the Anode. This will presumably be for the purpose of having a wireless keyboard that never needs charging. It sounds cool at first. It is hypothetically possible and even realistic to drive the electronics of a keyboard from light electrostatics. Keyboard switches use an incredibly small amount of electricity. It seems like a good idea at first, until you realize that for it to be wireless, it would have to send out a wireless signal. While the switches may not take much power, bluetooth is a massive powerhog. About 2.5 mW. The only way you could get that much constant power from the body is if it had some sort of generator under each switch which would be an incredibly expensive, uncomfortable, and unreliable solution.
The keyboard’s second claim to fame is a supposed security benefit. “Specifically, the keyboard can be trained to recognize a variety of factors that identify a person—typing rhythm, speed, size of fingers, individual electrical qualities, and so on” This also might seem cool on the surface until you realize that typing rhythm, speed, and electrical conductivity variates so much that it would never be able to get any real discernible data from it. Typing rhythm and speed variate with the subject and alertness of the user, and electrical conductivity could change by something as simple as a change of humidity in the air. THey are just not constant enough to be of any use.
It’s third thing is has going for it is hydrophobic keys, but this is nothing new. I have been following the researchers behind NeverWet and other hydrophobic studies for about 5 years. Many keyboards already have that feature, and if not you could spray it with a hydrophobic spray if it really bothered you that much.
The verdict is that the entire thing sounds cool, but it ultimately a gimmick. It would be better to use a wireless charging standard within the base of the keyboard and have a wireless charging station build into the base of the work desk so you could charge your keyboard, phone, or really anything use just by placing it on the desk. The time would have been better spent improving the efficiency of the wireless charging standard or making better mechanical key switches that are flat enough to fit in a laptop.
1. Descibe what this article is about? In detail. It is about a smart keyboard. They say that it could potentially power itself, by the power of your fingers. They did not describe what it would use to connect to a computer though, would it be via bluetooth? IR? USB? No matter what it uses it would still not work out efficiently or be in any way any better than just plugging it in especially when computers are generally plugged in so nobody would notice he amount of energy "saved".
2. What is you opinion of the smart keyboard? Explain why? I would never buy it, I think it's a bad idea, I've never noticed the amount of energy that y keyboard takes up. And even if it did take up energy, and having everyone use these keyboards would reduce energy wasted, it still wouldn't matter because it would be nothing compared to what it takes to produce them.
1. Descibe what this article is about? In detail. This article is about a potential new smart keyboard that is powered by the human body. How you ask? Well Humans naturally have an electric charge in them, something close to say, static electricity. The idea is that when you type of the keys the electric current is transferred from your body to the keyboard. The creators of said keyboard even believe that it will have a functioning Bio-metric security to it. Thus it could sense your everything about your fingers, from the typing speed to even the fingerprints. So instead of typing in your password on the keyboard to access the computer, the user would just have to simply type on the keyboard to access the computer.
2. What is you opinon of the smart keyboard? Explain why? It's a cool idea, basically the idea is behind this is that changing out the batteries in a Bluetooth keyboard once every two months can become tedious. I mean the Bio-metric security is pretty cool, however why wouldn't the user just input the password? Bio-metric security is cooler if the user has a touch pad that sense the hand.
This article is about a new keyboard proposal, featuring a self-powered design as well as security measures that can sense if someone else is using the computer.
It seems like it will stay a concept to me. The keyboard itself does not take much of a charge to power, yet bluetooth will take up a lot of energy. This means that the keyboard may work, but it won't be able to connect to the computer running off of the user's energy. Furthermore, it seems like the two ideas (self-charging keyboard and security) are conflicting, as this security and alarms or whatever draw more power, furthering the need for an external power supply. Also, it would not be backwards compatible, meaning that old keyboards could be used instead of the secure ones to bypass this "security" all together. I do not believe there is a real problem with getting into hardware at the time, and it appears that the time that cyber security with devices in the cloud should be what people are worrying about, not just standard keyboards at home.
1. This article describes a future keyboard that they call a smart keyboard. This keyboard is said to be self cleaning, self powered, and self secured. This keyboard is resistant to dirt, grime, and sweat making it self cleaning. This keyboard uses electrostatic induction which takes energy which you already have in your body to power this keyboard. With this keyboard you can also power a mouse which is also quite impressive. Moving on this keyboard is also self secured. This is due to the electrical charge you give off and the rhythm and speed you type at. If either one is wrong than the system sets off an alarm.
2. I think this keyboard is very cool, I mean self powered who wouldn't want that. I think the security think is a little overboard but that's just my opinion. Its still a concept but I believe a very cool one I would buy one if the price is right (160 words)
1. This article talks about a proposal for a keyboard that has the ability to power its self using electrostatic from the users body. The keyboard also keeps track of the owners electrical charge as well as the speed and rhythm at which you type. Making it a self secured keyboard.
2. I think it's a really cool idea. A self powered keyboard would be really cool, but I don't think most people would see the worth of it. I don't know how I feel about the alarm system though. It seems that it would get annoying if you messed something up and got locked out because of your keyboard.
1.) This article is about a "smart keyboard" which is basically a keyboard that turns itself on or off dependent on who and what is using it. This keyboard is powered by electrostatic energy provided by a person which is also believed to power other tools like a mouse. This keyboard makes sure the person using it is secure because the keyboard senses the fingers using it and can tell if they have been using the keyboard or not.
2.) This is definitely a great idea. Although I believe it won't hit the shelves for a while, I would definitely consider buying one in the future. I would want one for the stated security purposes provided by the article. The idea that it can be off or on dependent that person is on it or not is awesome.
1. this article is about a new smart keyboard. it can in theory power itself with the electricity form your fingers. it can also sense patterns and key things in your electric out put that allows it to act as a secondary security measure such as determining if it was really you that typed your password or scanning with bio-metrics.
2. its cool but a gimmick I don't have anything that needs this much security I can see this being a plus in the security field but no casual user is going to pay 500 dollars for a smart keyboard.
1. This article is about a new "smart keyboard" that is supposedly stupefying. It is self powered, meaning that it runs off the electrostatic pulses created by your fingertips, and it possesses some very unique diagnostic capabilities. It can track things like speed, rhythm, finger size, and unique electrical qualities, all of which give it the ability to create some interesting security benefits.
2. Honestly I'm skeptical. It says that it can do all of these things, but how well? If we are trying to make an easy to use security system based on this, then what if it isn't very accurately picking up signals? Or worse, too well. What if you take a breath mid typing and suddenly you are locked out of your computer because you don't pass the validation. It could be tricky to use.
1. This article is about the Smart Keyboard. Basically, it is an advanced keyboard that powers itself and has its own security features. It notes your typing patters to prevent someone else from typing on your keyboard. Basically, if someone else uses your keyboard, it sets off an alarm. It powers itself by harnessing the energy you generate from pressing keys. When a person presses a button on the Smart Keyboard, it generates so much electricity that it can power both the keyboard and the mouse. Also, the Smart Keyboard is made of a material that repels dirt and sweat. 2. I love this idea but I'm unsure about the actual product. Having additional security on my keyboard would be nice, but what if I wanted to let someone else use it? Or what if it sets off the alarm when I'm the one using it? Adding on, I feel like the Smart Keyboard will be extremely overpriced. Regular keyboards take up an incredibly small amount of electricity. Personally, I use rechargeable batteries for my wireless keyboard. If this keyboard has an affordable price and there is proof showing how reliable it is, then I will most definitely buy one.
1. This article is about the development of a smart keyboard. This keyboard will not require external power, but rely on electrostatic energy that your body produces. The article also includes ideas that the power harvested from the human body, may also be able to power a mouse or trackpad.
ReplyDeleteThis is not it. The keyboard will also have security measures built in, such as tracking the size of its users fingers, the activeness of the user, and the speed of the user and use that information to keep intruders out.
The keyboard is also said to be resistant to oils, grimes, etc.
2. I think this keyboard is awesome, and definitely needs further research and development. The keyboard introduces new features that can amaze their users, as well as increases security potential.
1. Descibe what this article is about? In detail.
ReplyDelete^Describe*
2. What is you opinon of the smart keyboard? Explain why?
^your opinion
This is about a “smart keyboard” (Seriously, what is up with all the “smart” devices these days? It is getting to the point of cliche!” That is able to power itself using electrostatic conduction using fingers as the Anode. This will presumably be for the purpose of having a wireless keyboard that never needs charging. It sounds cool at first. It is hypothetically possible and even realistic to drive the electronics of a keyboard from light electrostatics. Keyboard switches use an incredibly small amount of electricity. It seems like a good idea at first, until you realize that for it to be wireless, it would have to send out a wireless signal. While the switches may not take much power, bluetooth is a massive powerhog. About 2.5 mW. The only way you could get that much constant power from the body is if it had some sort of generator under each switch which would be an incredibly expensive, uncomfortable, and unreliable solution.
The keyboard’s second claim to fame is a supposed security benefit.
“Specifically, the keyboard can be trained to recognize a variety of factors that identify a person—typing rhythm, speed, size of fingers, individual electrical qualities, and so on”
This also might seem cool on the surface until you realize that typing rhythm, speed, and electrical conductivity variates so much that it would never be able to get any real discernible data from it. Typing rhythm and speed variate with the subject and alertness of the user, and electrical conductivity could change by something as simple as a change of humidity in the air. THey are just not constant enough to be of any use.
It’s third thing is has going for it is hydrophobic keys, but this is nothing new. I have been following the researchers behind NeverWet and other hydrophobic studies for about 5 years. Many keyboards already have that feature, and if not you could spray it with a hydrophobic spray if it really bothered you that much.
The verdict is that the entire thing sounds cool, but it ultimately a gimmick. It would be better to use a wireless charging standard within the base of the keyboard and have a wireless charging station build into the base of the work desk so you could charge your keyboard, phone, or really anything use just by placing it on the desk. The time would have been better spent improving the efficiency of the wireless charging standard or making better mechanical key switches that are flat enough to fit in a laptop.
1. Descibe what this article is about? In detail.
ReplyDeleteIt is about a smart keyboard. They say that it could potentially power itself, by the power of your fingers. They did not describe what it would use to connect to a computer though, would it be via bluetooth? IR? USB? No matter what it uses it would still not work out efficiently or be in any way any better than just plugging it in especially when computers are generally plugged in so nobody would notice he amount of energy "saved".
2. What is you opinion of the smart keyboard? Explain why?
I would never buy it, I think it's a bad idea, I've never noticed the amount of energy that y keyboard takes up. And even if it did take up energy, and having everyone use these keyboards would reduce energy wasted, it still wouldn't matter because it would be nothing compared to what it takes to produce them.
1. Descibe what this article is about? In detail.
ReplyDeleteThis article is about a potential new smart keyboard that is powered by the human body. How you ask? Well Humans naturally have an electric charge in them, something close to say, static electricity. The idea is that when you type of the keys the electric current is transferred from your body to the keyboard. The creators of said keyboard even believe that it will have a functioning Bio-metric security to it. Thus it could sense your everything about your fingers, from the typing speed to even the fingerprints. So instead of typing in your password on the keyboard to access the computer, the user would just have to simply type on the keyboard to access the computer.
2. What is you opinon of the smart keyboard? Explain why?
It's a cool idea, basically the idea is behind this is that changing out the batteries in a Bluetooth keyboard once every two months can become tedious. I mean the Bio-metric security is pretty cool, however why wouldn't the user just input the password? Bio-metric security is cooler if the user has a touch pad that sense the hand.
This article is about a new keyboard proposal, featuring a self-powered design as well as security measures that can sense if someone else is using the computer.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like it will stay a concept to me. The keyboard itself does not take much of a charge to power, yet bluetooth will take up a lot of energy. This means that the keyboard may work, but it won't be able to connect to the computer running off of the user's energy. Furthermore, it seems like the two ideas (self-charging keyboard and security) are conflicting, as this security and alarms or whatever draw more power, furthering the need for an external power supply. Also, it would not be backwards compatible, meaning that old keyboards could be used instead of the secure ones to bypass this "security" all together. I do not believe there is a real problem with getting into hardware at the time, and it appears that the time that cyber security with devices in the cloud should be what people are worrying about, not just standard keyboards at home.
1. This article describes a future keyboard that they call a smart keyboard. This keyboard is said to be self cleaning, self powered, and self secured. This keyboard is resistant to dirt, grime, and sweat making it self cleaning. This keyboard uses electrostatic induction which takes energy which you already have in your body to power this keyboard. With this keyboard you can also power a mouse which is also quite impressive. Moving on this keyboard is also self secured. This is due to the electrical charge you give off and the rhythm and speed you type at. If either one is wrong than the system sets off an alarm.
ReplyDelete2. I think this keyboard is very cool, I mean self powered who wouldn't want that. I think the security think is a little overboard but that's just my opinion. Its still a concept but I believe a very cool one I would buy one if the price is right
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1. This article talks about a proposal for a keyboard that has the ability to power its self using electrostatic from the users body. The keyboard also keeps track of the owners electrical charge as well as the speed and rhythm at which you type. Making it a self secured keyboard.
ReplyDelete2. I think it's a really cool idea. A self powered keyboard would be really cool, but I don't think most people would see the worth of it. I don't know how I feel about the alarm system though. It seems that it would get annoying if you messed something up and got locked out because of your keyboard.
1.) This article is about a "smart keyboard" which is basically a keyboard that turns itself on or off dependent on who and what is using it. This keyboard is powered by electrostatic energy provided by a person which is also believed to power other tools like a mouse. This keyboard makes sure the person using it is secure because the keyboard senses the fingers using it and can tell if they have been using the keyboard or not.
ReplyDelete2.) This is definitely a great idea. Although I believe it won't hit the shelves for a while, I would definitely consider buying one in the future. I would want one for the stated security purposes provided by the article. The idea that it can be off or on dependent that person is on it or not is awesome.
1. this article is about a new smart keyboard. it can in theory power itself with the electricity form your fingers. it can also sense patterns and key things in your electric out put that allows it to act as a secondary security measure such as determining if it was really you that typed your password or scanning with bio-metrics.
ReplyDelete2. its cool but a gimmick I don't have anything that needs this much security I can see this being a plus in the security field but no casual user is going to pay 500 dollars for a smart keyboard.
1. This article is about a new "smart keyboard" that is supposedly stupefying. It is self powered, meaning that it runs off the electrostatic pulses created by your fingertips, and it possesses some very unique diagnostic capabilities. It can track things like speed, rhythm, finger size, and unique electrical qualities, all of which give it the ability to create some interesting security benefits.
ReplyDelete2. Honestly I'm skeptical. It says that it can do all of these things, but how well? If we are trying to make an easy to use security system based on this, then what if it isn't very accurately picking up signals? Or worse, too well. What if you take a breath mid typing and suddenly you are locked out of your computer because you don't pass the validation. It could be tricky to use.
1. This article is about the Smart Keyboard. Basically, it is an advanced keyboard that powers itself and has its own security features. It notes your typing patters to prevent someone else from typing on your keyboard. Basically, if someone else uses your keyboard, it sets off an alarm. It powers itself by harnessing the energy you generate from pressing keys. When a person presses a button on the Smart Keyboard, it generates so much electricity that it can power both the keyboard and the mouse. Also, the Smart Keyboard is made of a material that repels dirt and sweat.
ReplyDelete2. I love this idea but I'm unsure about the actual product. Having additional security on my keyboard would be nice, but what if I wanted to let someone else use it? Or what if it sets off the alarm when I'm the one using it? Adding on, I feel like the Smart Keyboard will be extremely overpriced. Regular keyboards take up an incredibly small amount of electricity. Personally, I use rechargeable batteries for my wireless keyboard. If this keyboard has an affordable price and there is proof showing how reliable it is, then I will most definitely buy one.