Latest technology of keyboards Foolded keyboard ChordKeyboard virtual and projection keyboard

Chorded Keyboard

•Associate actions with combinations of key presses

•As many combinations available, chorded keyboards can effectively produce more actions on a board with fewer keys

•Court reporters mostly use them

Software or Virtual Keyboards

•is a software component that allows a user to enter characters.

•usually be operated with multiple input devices,

–Touch screen,

–Actual keyboard and

–Mouse.

Foldable Keyboards

•made of soft plastic or silicone which can be rolled or folded on itself for travel

•When in use, these keyboards can conform to uneven surfaces, and

•are more resistant to liquids than standard keyboards.

•connected to portable devices and smart phones.

 Projection Keyboard

•project an image of keys, usually with a laser, onto a flat surface.

•The device then uses a camera or infrared sensor to "watch" where the user's fingers move

•Projection keyboards can simulate a full size keyboard from a very small projector.

Wireless Keyboard 

•provides increased user freedom

•includes a required combination transmitter and receiver unit that attaches to the computer's keyboard port.

•The wireless aspect is achieved either by radio frequency (RF) or by infrared (IR) signals sent and received from both the keyboard and the unit attached to the computer.

•A wireless keyboard may use an industry standard RF, called Bluetooth.