Samsung Shows Off Invisible Keyboard For Smartphones And Tablets

Smartphones are getting bigger and bigger, which means there is more space for us to type on each time we compose a text message or an email using our phone. However, that virtual keyboard is nowhere near the large, physical keyboard we use on our PCs and laptops that generously provide us with a lot of space to place your fingers. However, Samsung has come up with a solution, SelfieType.

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This is an invisible keyboard tracking users’ fingers by using the front-facing camera of the tablet or the phone. SelfieType relies on artificial intelligence to see users’ fingers when they tap on a flat surface in front of the phone, which needs propping up.

As explained by Samsung, SelfieType analyzes the movements of users’ fingers captured by the front-facing camera, converting them into inputs for the Qwerty keyboard. This keyboard doesn’t require additional hardware and works with a wide range of mobile devices like smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

However, this is not the first time an invisible keyboard’s been created. Before SelfieType, there were virtual keyboards that used laser projection, but they were not reliable enough to put into use because they failed to catch up with users’ typing speed.

In the case of SelfieType, it remains unclear how users could know which keys they are typing. This may be a challenge for those who need to look at the keys when typing.

Samsung is showing off its invisible keyboard at CES 2020, which is held in Las Vegas, as part of the company’s C-Lab project, which brings in-house staff’s ideas to reality.