Comments on: Tablets for easy typing, not just e-books? New Apple interface might help

By: Steve Jordan

Steve Jordan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:24:54 +0000

Concerns like this have been kicked about since the world was being weaned off of Royal upright typewriters. Though it may be different, I think people can get used to virtual keyboards with the right interface and feedback mechanisms in place (it’s the feedback that’s important).

And of course, I’m still committed to Jordan’s Theorem: You get used to what you want to get used to.

By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:44:51 +0000

Hi, Chris. Maybe your fingers won’t have to touch the surface except when resting—just come close. For now, though, as mentioned, I’m skeptical.

Thanks,
David

By: Chris Meadows

Chris Meadows — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:33:47 +0000

Even if Apple has those plans, a friend of mine frequently expresses pessimism about how helpful they’ll be to use. In the context of “netbooks” that have two facing screens, he refers to the act of typing on a virtual keyboard as hammering one’s fingers against a pane of glass. Whether you can type effectively or not, you end up with sore fingers.