A team of researchers from GIT (Georgia Institute of Technology) and CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences) along with scientists from the University of California has come up with a keyboard prototype. This “smart” keyboard can recognize typing style of people due to its ability to sense touch; it is also capable of generating energy to power itself. What’s more, its dirt repelling coating allows the keyboard to keep itself clean.
The energy is generated by electrification resulting from contact of human fingers with the keys; the stimuli is then converted into signals. The smart keyboard is also capable of harnessing charges produced by keystrokes through its built in “electrification layer”.
A keyboard recognizing its owner’s typing style has implications that are of higher importance than mere convenience it offers. It can provide an effective platform for security as it identifies the most frequent user of the device.
There are technologies that are capable of programming such a device to caution users (by triggering an alarm) or to disable itself when someone other than its owner uses it. Well, the smart keyboard is capable of recording keystrokes; in case an unauthorized person has typed on it, the actual user will be able to reproduce the content on the screen.
Professor Zhong Lin Wang and other members of the research team focused on the fact that hackers posses advanced technology to crack passwords; so, this kind of security measure is gradually becoming ineffective in safeguarding against intruders. The smart keyboard will definitely offer better security and users will be able to type 100 characters per minute with its self-generated energy that creates an arbitrary typing speed.
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