Designer Laura Lahti's Keyless LifeBook concept appears to offer both the touchscreen benefits of something like Toshiba's Libretto W100 and the fluid keying of LiquidKeyboard, but in a full-size laptop form factor. It's not clear from the design whether a production model would feature vibration key feedback but this would certainly be a useful addition.
Apart from satisfying those of us who regularly write in more than one language and would otherwise need to seek out different keyboards, the concept would also be useful for anyone wanting to split the keyboard into different sections for ergonomic comfort or gaming efficiency, for instance. Users might wish to place a numeric keypad to the left instead of the more familiar right-hand placement. Being a touchscreen affair also means that any touchpad area could also be positioned for personal comfort, or simply moved out of the way when not needed. The nature of this appealing design also lends itself to custom color layouts.
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