"Invisible" keyboard for iPhone

In the 20th century, it was quite rare for a person to have a mobile phones. Mobile phones back then were very simple and expensive compared to phones today. Today, almost everyone has a phone. In fact, not having a phone would only make it weird for a person in today's world. Phone technology has improved so much within the 10 years of the 21st century. We can tap on the phones to type. Now, you can just tap on your tables and you'll be typing already. These keyboards are physically non existent and when you press in the appropriate places, the vibrations will be picked up by the phone and show what you tapped on the desk. This is another huge step for the "Vibrative Virtual Keyboard" companies.

- Can type on the "invisible keyboard" and the phone will pick up the vibrations made, showing the letter you typed
- Can be used on any surfaces
- These don't really require touchscreen surfaces or scanners in order to type
- It is still being developed

I think there are a few good things to this keyboard. Since this keyboard can, in theory, be accessible anywhere on a surface, a typing keyboard will not be necessary. This can be helpful or bringing your phones anywhere you want. Just install the software and turn on the bluetooth and you're good to go! Another good thing could be that it's much easier to type on the "invisible" keyboard than tapping the letters on the iPhone (the letters are tiny and some people find them hard to press). The third good thing could be that it might encourage people to finally use the iPhone as an educational thing (to write notes, etc). Since it's much easier to type on an iPad than it is on an iPhone, people don't really get iPhones. Now with this keyboard, it could help encourage people and make them think twice before getting an iPad.

Like always, when there is an advantage, there is a disadvantage. Disadvantages could be that overusing it or if it makes you tap on a surface hard, it'll hurt your fingers and possibly damage them. Also, since it is affected by vibrations, maybe listening to music won't be such an effective way to use this (unless it can detect differences and only pick up vibrations that you make by tapping). And third, it is probably not really easy to type with and since it uses some auto-wording, it may be frustrating to get it the way you want it. Then again, this is only a prototype.

Will these keyboards improve and change the world by allowing you to type anywhere on a phone? Will this new keyboard ACTUALLY influence people to buy an iPhone instead of an iPad? As a prototype and as a complete device, how can this actually help phone users apart from typing? Will this be the new generation of typing? Can the phones pick up the correct vibrations? These are all unanswered questions that people would love to know. Of course it's only a prototype and it is definitely good for a prototype.

Ray, Bill. "IPhone Senses You Typing on Table, Bit of Wood Etc, Turns Vibes to Text • The Register." IPhone Senses You Typing on Table, Bit of Wood Etc, Turns Vibes to Text • The Register. TheRegister, 9 Nov. 2012. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/09/vibrating_keyboard/>.