Category: Charles Column

Charles W. Moore columns at MacPrices.net, including The ‘Book Mystique. His articles span from 2004-2018.

Will Zero-Travel Virtual Keys Be The Next Phase In Apple’s Laptop Keyboard Evolution? – The ‘Book Mystique

Last week Apple was granted a patent for a “configurable, force-sensitive input structure for an electronic device,” which in plainer English is a capacitive keyboard that could be used in laptop computers instead of the traditional physical keyswitch type keyboard. Essentially, it would bring tablet-style virtual keyboard input to laptops, with the addition of haptic “motion” feedback even though the user would be striking zero-travel […]