Touch, touch touch! Everything technologically related seems to be following a trend that is ditching buttons and keys for touch screens and touch sensors. While touch keyboards and other related items have been explored before, attempts at making such products were largely unsuccessful. The new COOL LEAF line by Minebea is out to change that.

Minebea says that they have developed new technologies that will make these new devices conducive to comfortable, every-day use.

The COOL LEAF features a flat design in which all key tops are removed. Conventional key tops were not flat and required great care in cleaning. They also tended to become dirty with dirt or dust easily accumulated on their surface or inside. The COOL LEAF adopts one single board, thus enabling easy input surface cleaning and clean maintenance at any time. It also adopts an innovative design in which characters appear on its mirror panel, which uses a light guide plate-type backlight. The design, with functionality that has envisioned applications for medical treatment, home theaters, etc., is highly sophisticated.

One of the main problems with touch keyboards is that many users complain that the devices lack “tactile feedback.” Minebea says it is working on adding such features to future products. Take a look at two other products that this company will be soon releasing:

Source: Minebea