It's not enough that Palm had the ingenious idea of
illuminatable hardware buttons; now they strike back with another revolutionary invention:
raised keys on a miniature keyboard. According to the patent, the height of the keys are patterned in a way to improve data entry and decrease the chance of depressing multiple keys at a time.
There exists a need for a miniature keyboard that allows the user to accurately and confidently input the desired characters while maintaining a small and compact design that is desired by users and useful for portable applications...by incorporating different key arrangements and alternating the height of the keys, key differentiation and data input accuracy is greatly improved. Key differentiation is improved because better tactile feedback is provided when depressing keys. A point of reference is provided thereby avoiding pressing multiple keys or improper keys.
I'm hoping to wake up to find it's just an elaborate joke.