Microsoft's new foldable keyboard
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Microsoft's new foldable keyboard
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Re: Microsoft's new foldable keyboard
#2It's neat, but Microsoft has not reinvented the keyboard.
There's much prior art: https://www.google.co.uk/search?safe=off&client=safari&hl=en...
I wonder how much MS paid Time.com for that article?
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#3The question is - does it have some kind of magnet that keep it folded, or it will open in your bag/backpack freely and get all messy?
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#4 Not a novel idea :) Had one of these for a Sony Clie back in 2003-2004. Boy do I miss that thing.
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#5Reinvented is pretty strong language here, this idea is far from new. I think this new keyboard looks convenient enough for those needing extreme portability, but also probably a pretty mediocre typing experience.
In any case, this time.com post is just blogspam. Here’s Microsoft’s page that all the content comes from: http://blogs.microsoft.com/firehose/2015/03/02/get-more-done...
And here’s another third party page with some more pictures: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/132994-microsoft-universal-f...
Here’s discussion at geekhack, a keyboard enthusiast forum: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=69498
For a keyboard attacking the same ultraportable market, the upcoming TextBlade keyboard seems like a much more interesting sort of new idea: https://waytools.com/products/textblade/1/trailer
Re: Microsoft's new foldable keyboard
#6It's neat, but Microsoft has not reinvented the keyboard. There's much prior art: https://www.google.co.uk/search?safe=off&client=safari&hl=en... I wonder how much MS paid Time.com for that article?
No kidding. Reinvented? "Microsoft made yet another folding keyboard."
Here I was half-excited, half-terrified about seeing something with no buttons; or one without the standard letter keys.
Still, if it's comfortable for typing, and if the battery really lasts that long, that'd be kinda neat. But I doubt either will be true.
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#7You know, if this was a foldable ergonomic keyboard, and also supported OSX/GNU Linux I'd be down. A standard keyboard though, well I can get a nice smallish mechanical switch one for a hundred bucks.
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#8Microsoft once made an awesome trackball and then discontinued it, leaving the remaining supply to be auctioned at high prices on eBay. If you're lucky, you can now find one of these extinct $50 MSRP rarities for the low price of $550 on Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-D68-00007-Trackball-Explorer...
Why they won't bring this trackball back to the market is a mystery.
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#10I had a Pocket-Top folding keyboard that I used with my Sharp Zaurus over ten years ago ... There are a ton of these already on the market [1]. I'll admit this one looks pretty nice.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Afold...