Have you ever been texting on your phone and thought they keyboard was far too small? Or have been perhaps thinking about buying a Bluetooth keyboard to use for your iPad so you don’t have to take your laptop with you when you travel or have to go somewhere for just the day. If you have been, you should stop thinking of getting that and instead purchase the Magic Cube Laserboard Keyboard. Yes, this really exists. No more real keyboards, just a small little box that projects one that you can still use, just like a regular keyboard. It sounds like magic, but really it’s just one of those new and awesome innovations.
The laserboard keyboard costs $165, which sounds like a lot for a keyboard, but really you’re investing in something that’s small and easy to take with you anywhere, which is much better than an actual keyboard but serves the exact same purpose.
The laserboard keyboard is 1.1 x 1.5 x 2.9 inches and weighs only 4 ounces, which is incredibly impressive for something that can essentially give you a keyboard. So how does it work? It works using Bluetooth or USB and will connect directly to your device so you can use it instead of the keyboard within the device itself. It will project the virtual laser keyboard onto any surface you like and will detect keystrokes just as any normal keyboard would.
It charges by USB, which is very convenient and means you can charge it while you’re using it by plugging it into a laptop to other USB capable device. What makes this so great is how many devices it is compatible with. Typically you find with this kind of stuff it’s either only good for Androids or iPhones or Windows rather than iOS, etc. And that can be a total pain for everyone, but this is compatible with Windows XP Sp2+, Mac 10.4+, iOS 4.3.5+ (iPhone/iPod/iPad), etc. This pretty much covers everything that anyone would ever be using, which is fantastic.
You do need to make sure your devices are up to date, otherwise it may not work, but other than that you can be assured that you can use it with anything, regardless of what brand you lean towards.
This laser keyboard is just another tech innovation that makes life easier for people and is a huge improvement over the “real” thing. You might think something like this is a gimmick, but in reality it’s extremely useful and cuts down on the things you need to carry, the weight you have to carry and means you no longer need to struggle with those small built-in device keyboards.
The next time you find yourself out with only your phone and discover you quickly need to draft something, you’ll be glad you have this little thing with you. You’ll be done much quicker, more efficiently and won’t have to fuss around with something too small.
