Tap lets you type in the air with your hands.
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The Tap wearable lets you type on any surface to send messages

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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If you’ve ever pretended to type by moving your fingers on a table or a surface without a physical keyboard, Tap Systems has a product for you. Tap is a one-handed wearable device that consists of five interconnected finger rings. You put the rings on your fingers, and then when you go through the motions of typing, it effectively converts any surface into a keyboard and mouse.

You can tap your fingers on the nearest surface and Tap will let you compose, edit, and send messages, texts, and emails. You can use it with a smartphone, smartwatch, tablet, computer, or virtual reality headset. You can browse and scroll by tapping any surface.

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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.