A member of the New Electronics team is known – affectionately, of course – as 'banana fingers'. I can still recall the keyboard of his first laptop flexing as he enthusiastically explored the machine's potential. I wonder how much power might be generated if he used the new keyboard?
Clever keyboard knows who's using it
Georgia Tech scientists have developed a keyboard that identifies computer users by the way they type. It senses the pressure applied to keys and typing speed – parameters that can, apparently, distinguish one individual user from another. Even if someone knows your password, the thinking goes, they cannot access your computer because they would input the data differently to you.
If that wasn't enough, it also can harness the energy generated from typing to either power itself or another small device, while a special surface coating repels dirt and grime.
