The familiar layouts, perhaps not, but as a physical device with switched real keys I think they will in the next 10 years (legacy systems notwithstanding) Companies are already working on prototype screens that provide tactile feedback when you tap the keys on them. I anticipate glass keyboards will begin to replace physical ones before long as they are easier to produce than physical ones (no physical change required for languages etc.). Eventually forcefields (you think I'm kidding, right?) will replace the glass and they'll be nothing but a projection in mid-air. They'll still be QWERTY in 2050 though ;) -- Mark Benson Interesting that you think that the idea of a keyboard will even be a reality in 10 years, glass, forcefield, or whatever... I would tend to think that simple I/O would come from speech or another method. If the industry does move toward glass screens, it'll be interesting to see how long until ergonomic consideration circles back around... I can't see "typing" on a flat desk, eight hours a day.... I do like the forcefield idea...