Saturday, April 1, 2006
APRIL FOOLS: Virtual Keyboard Causes Blindness
Posted by Jon Westfall in "NEWS" @ 02:00 AM
"In what authorities are saying is one of the most horrific accidents they have ever seen, a local man has been struck blind by a mobile peripheral designed to enhance, not destroy, his life. The man, identified as James Norfolk of Center Blvd. was taken to St. Lucy's Charity Hospital early yesterday complaining of vision loss. The staff there was shocked to see that his retina had been degraded due to prolonged exposure to laser light. The man had recently purchased a Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard to use with his PDA for quick note taking and writing, the device appearing as a godsend to him in his flourishing writing career."
When this product was released, we all doubted it's ability to be used as an effective input device, but I don't think any of us thought it could hurt us! I bought one of these a few weeks ago and have played with it a bit, but I think I'll be a little more leary of making it my standard travel keyboard after seeing this piece!
When this product was released, we all doubted it's ability to be used as an effective input device, but I don't think any of us thought it could hurt us! I bought one of these a few weeks ago and have played with it a bit, but I think I'll be a little more leary of making it my standard travel keyboard after seeing this piece!
