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What's more, Tactus says the pressure will be adjustable, so the keys could feel a bit squishy, like a gel pack or they could be harder, like the plastic keys on a laptop. By increasing the pressure in the channels, the fluid pushes up the surface of the panel, creating an actual key. The channels are filled with a non-toxic fluid. So how do keys appear out of nowhere? It starts with a panel that has channels built into it. Microfluidics may sound foreign, but if you've operated an inkjet printer you've used the technology. One Silicon Valley startup has created a new kind of keyboard that could help reduce typos and other fat-fingered mistakes.įremont, Calif.-based, Tactus Technology uses microfluidics to make physical keys bubble up from the surface of a touch screen when you need to type and disappear, when you don't. Trouble is, a lot of us still despise typing on these beloved touch-screen devices. Increasingly, we 'mobile device addicts' are favoring our smartphones and tablets over our traditional computers to meet our digital demands.

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Care to guess what the results of my highly unscientific poll were? Even iPhone and Android users agreed - the famed keyboard is BlackBerry's top trait.

A few weeks ago, right before the new BlackBerry 10 phones were announced, I dragged a cameraman to San Francisco's Financial District during lunch hour and asked random strangers to name BlackBerry's best feature.

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