Silence in the Courtroom: Search for a Quiet Keyboard September 7, 2011

In 2007, Judge Michael Marcus wrote an article reflecting his Search for a Quiet Keyboard. A recent post on Court Technology Bulletin covered the topic with some interesting solutions: The Search for Quiet.

“Touch concepts were shown at the last Court Technology Conference in 2009 and it is certainly possible that this trend will continue at the upcoming CTC-2011 conference in Long Beach, California in October.”

As I browsed the Web, I found multiple alternatives to the keyboards presented in the article:

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Comments

  • Written by Dave Williams on September 13, 2011.

    As an iPad owner, I can attest that typing on glass is not silent. The force of striking the glass with your fingers is usually quite audible.

    People looking for silent keyboards will also likely need a some force absorbing mat or material beneath the keyboard to block sound transmission. Otherwise, the force is transmitted directly to the surface below and can sound like drumming your fingers on the desk. Off the top of my head, I’d suggest trying a small piece of carpet underlay beneath the keyboard.

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