TapXR lets you type in XR devices.
TapXR lets you type in XR devices.
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TapXR lets you tap commands for XR devices with you fingers

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 4 min

Tap Systems is unveiling a new version of its TapXR wrist-worn controller, which lets you tap on any surface and create keyboard-like inputs for XR devices.

The company is boldly claiming that, 150 years after the QWERTY keyboard was introduced and 56 years after the computer mouse first appeared, those devices both are officially obsolete.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.