Most Amazing fujitsu keyless lifebook touch-based keyboard

The Fujitsu Design Awards allow people to let loose with their imaginations and come up with some of the most amazing concepts that none of us would ever have thought of before. The Keyless Lifebook concept by Laura Lahti is one such novelty. It takes the idea of customizable typing and computing to the next level.


The beauty of this concept lies in its simplicity. It is essentially a touch-based keyboard (with no actual keys), which is completely customizable in whatever way you see fit. So, you can choose exactly which keys you want on your keyboard, and even where you want them placed. You can alter everything from the layout, to the color, to even the orientation! In addition, there are provisions to make using an optical pen easier for drawing, and a full optical mouse trackpad. Did we mention it could also work to type in an array of different languages?



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Fujitsu Lifebook

German designers Patrick Decker and Florian Langer, of Formboten, have won one of the judge’s special awards in the recent competition ‘A Life with Future Computing’. A collaboration between designboom, Fujitsu and Design Association Japan, the international industrial design competition aimed to find next-generation computing products for future lifestyles.


The Lifebook Frame Series by Decker and Langer was one of seven designs to receive the judge’s special award, chosen from over 3000 entries. It features an integrated device that can be used as a number pad or touch pad and can be detached and used as a smartphone. The technical components such as the battery and memory are exchangeable for easy maintenance. The transparent duralumin frame houses the three key units; the 3:1 wide screen touch monitor, the keyboard and hardware, and the LifeGear mobile device.
Designer: Patrick Decker, Florian Langer
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