Virtual Keyboard Is The Real Thing
From: Information Week - March 25, 2002 - page 14
By: Sandra Swanson
 
Typing into mobile devices is usually awkward at best. Jerusalem startup VKB
says it's found a way to eliminate finger cramping with a virtual keyboard. 

Using laser technology, a bright red image of a keyboard is projected from a
handheld or other device onto a flat surface. An optical-recognition device
detects which "keys" the fingers hit. It's designed to support any typing
speed, says Amichai Turm, co-founder and chief technology officer of VKB,
which plans to sell licenses and components to mobile-device makers whose
main concerns are size, weight, and power consumption.  

The company also is demonstrating a virtual mouse, and Turm says the
technology could replace other everyday interfaces such as phone keypads or
on-off switches for lights.