The results for Microsoft’s pressure-sensitive keyboard competition are in, and there are some interesting uses for the prototype ‘board. The peripheral can track not only which keys are pressed but the force with which they’re hit, and it’s that which “Most Useful” first prize winner SafeLock takes advantage of; the password app not only matches up an eight-character code, but measures flight time, hold time, maximized pressure and a curve fit to measure pressure over time for each keypress.

Video demos after the cut













