Samsung Shows Off An Experimental Virtual Keyboard That Uses AI

The problem with our smartphones is that for the most part, the screen is still too small for us to do extended typing on them. If you’ve ever wanted to write up a document or a long email, you know that it can be a bit tiring trying to type it all out on your smartphone’s screen, but Samsung has a potential solution for you.

Dubbed the “SelfieType”, this is an experimental virtual keyboard that relies on your phone’s front-facing camera and AI to allow you to type without touching your phone. Basically, the phone’s front-facing camera will detect your hands and fingers and will attempt to figure out what you’re typing based on your finger placement.

According to Samsung, ‘‘SelfieType’ is a virtual keyboard using the front-facing selfie camera. A proprietary SelfieType AI engine analyzes finger movements coming from the front camera, and converts them into QWERTY keyboard inputs. SelfieType requires no additional hardware and it is highly adaptable to various mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops.”

This is part of Samsung’s C-Lab Inside program which basically are projects that are cooked up by Samsung employees. These experiments are expected to be shown off at CES 2020 which kicks off next week, but whether or not they will be made a reality remains to be seen.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Cellphones
Tags: AI (Artificial Intelligence), CES, CES 2020, Samsung