Celluon Magic Cube is an innovative mobile input device that projects virtual full-size keyboard onto any flat surface.
It is compatible with iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and other smartphones, tablets, and laptops that have Bluetooth. Small. Light. Charges via USB.
As a bonus, it also doubles as a multi-touch computer mouse. [buy]
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H7
This is nothing new, it has been available for PDA’s for a long time now.
Dec 7th, 2011
Jenn Staz
So cool, but I think I’d miss the gratifying click of a real keyboard!
Dec 8th, 2011
hoershey
I want an iPad just for that!
Dec 8th, 2011
Ninja Egg:D
Wasn’t something like this in Tron?
Dec 8th, 2011
gunneos
Thanks, but no thanks. I prefer to know when I actually pressed something without having to look at the screen or the keyboard.
Dec 8th, 2011
noughatt
swear they had this on the gadget show last year
Dec 8th, 2011
Zack
I’d rather it build into my tempered glass desk like Kevin Flynn’s terminal.
Dec 8th, 2011
pTc
Or how about this for a novel idea, lay your iPad where the projection would be and type directly onto it. Something else that solves a problem that never existed.
Dec 8th, 2011
Shandya
how about typing it directly on your iPad?
Dec 8th, 2011
Megan
I don’t see the need for this item but it is a beautifully designed piece.
Dec 8th, 2011
Reya
A lot of people are saying that there’s no “need for this item.” Maybe not for you but some people feel really uncomfortable typing on the tiny crammed keyboards for phones and ipads, especially those who have arthritis or any other kind of pain in their hands.
Dec 9th, 2011
Andras
Come on! It is a 5 year old technology!!!!
Dec 9th, 2011
Bill
I could have sworn somebody sold a device very much like this a number of years ago, and it flopped horribly…
Dec 9th, 2011
John
I like the idea of taking a known technology and making it small and portable. However, the video very clearly shows problems: that in bright light conditions you can’t distinguish the keys, and the most distinguishing keyboards are only shown in low-light conditions.
Clearly they sacrificed usability for battery power, while in the laser world power doesn’t encessarily equal brightness, there is a tradeoff at some point. I’ll wait a few more years for something that includes biofeedback too (like a motor that taps every time a key is pressed).
Dec 11th, 2011
csrgamer
I like to rest my hands on the keyboard and slide my fingers to each key when I type, this forces you to not touch the keyboard except to make specific keystrokes.
Dec 17th, 2011
someone
This wold really tire out my wrists.
Jan 15th, 2013
javelin98
Darn it! I had this idea back in the mid-90’s! I even included it in a sci-fi story I wrote. I wish I had the technical skill to see things like this to fruition.
Aug 27th, 2013