Samsung's crazy AR keyboard concept brings letters to your fingertips

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Like Apple, Samsung has a rich history of patents. Some are clever, some are crazy and some, like it’s latest AR keyboard concept, are a little bit of both.

With a pair of smart specs like Google Glass or Samsung’s rumoured Galaxy Glass strapped to your face, you’ll be able to see virtual numbers mapped over different sections of your fingers.

You can then type using both of your thumbs, while a camera registers your inputs by tracking your thumbs dance across the virtual keys.

While it looks like it’ll have a steep learning curve, we can imagine that whacking out a quick email or text could be easier than whipping your phone out of our pocket. Once you’re used to it anyway.

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