Turn your arm into a keyboard using augmented reality

A Japanese electronics maker called NEC has unveiled a unique input mechanism that will allow you to type on your arm using augmented reality!

Yes, it is possible. The system is called ArmKeypad and it is combined with a set of glasses that will help to visualize the virtual keyboard, along with a smartwatch to detect how fast you type.

The ArmKeypad was designed to give workers a clever “hands-free” way of working while still maintaining the ability to input text into a database. The company describes the device as better than any other next gen input methods, such as voice interfaces, which are difficult to use in noisy office environments.

If you take a look at the video, the smartwatch device is shown displaying an augmented reality component, hovering above its real-world screen, working in sync with the keyboard.

NEC thinks that the innovation could be used in a wide range of working environments, like healthcare, manufacturing, documents management and even security.

No real details have been released, such as what software and hardware aspects the system will be using. However, the creators claim that a commercial version of the ArmKeypad will be introduced in 2016.

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