A VR viewable keyboard, by Logitech

[pyconaut]

Saw that this hasent be posted to the forums yet.

 

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/3/16602674/logitech-bridge-sdk-htc-vive-tracker-keyboard

https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/03/logitech-and-htc-vive-bring-keyboards-into-vr/

and here is the vive blog post

https://blog.vive.com/us/2017/11/02/introducing-the-logitech-bridge-sdk/

 

HTC and Logitech have partnered to make a keyboard that you can use in VR.

 

Quote

“Whether you’re doing work or surfing the web you sometimes need the ability to enter text, and Logitech has made it easier to use your keyboard in VR. With Bridge, you can see your physical keyboard, your hands and type without having to take your headset off.”

– Guy Godin, Virtual Desktop

 

I predicted that they would make this about a year ago, and am actually surprised how long it took.

 

I do VR game dev and there are definitely times that having a keyboard would be great.  I am actually sad that they are using the vive puck instead of building it into the keyboard itself (which you can do).  100 dollars for the vive tracker plus however much the keyboard costs (bundle is estimated to be $150 ).

 

Current use case that I would love having this keyboard for.

3D modeling (macros) in VR

coding in VR

web browsing in VR

writing in VR

searching through files in VR

 

I hope logitech is already working on one with the trackers built in (it would probably lower the price in the long run).  Also you wouldn't need to charge two items (tracker, and keyboard).

 

To the LTT forum members, would you use this.  If so what for, if not why not.

 

also @LinusTech Ask logitech if you can test one out.

[Shreyas1]

Isn't this more of AR than VR considering that the keyboard is there in real life

[sazrocks]

Retoast

 

[pyconaut]

1 minute ago, Shreyas1 said:

Isn't this more of AR than VR considering that the keyboard is there in real life

Actually this would be considered mixed reality, and more specifically be Augmented Virtuality.  

 

this article explains it well

https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2017/05/13/microsoft-insists-calling-ar-vr-mixed-reality-maybe/

[pyconaut]

6 minutes ago, sazrocks said:

Retoast

 

Drat, didn't see that should have looked harder.  

[SansVarnic]

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