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A Physical Flick Bluetooth Keyboard by Google

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Re: A Physical Flick Bluetooth Keyboard by Google

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Post by tlrobinson »

ProblemFactory wrote: post #36
tlrobinson wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The only April Fools jokes I enjoy are absurd things that someone has actually implemented in code/hardware/etc. Anyone can write a ridiculous fake blog post about being acquired by $ARCHENEMY_COMPETITOR in 5 minutes, but it's been done before dozens of times and is just a waste of everyone's time. You could also see this as wasted effort, but they probably had a lot of fun working on it.

You might enjoy http://www.stupidhackathon.com/

Yes! I've seen a few of these, but hadn't looked at the whole list. Fantastic.

Re: A Physical Flick Bluetooth Keyboard by Google

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Post by cstross »

emeraldd wrote: post #7
joering2 wrote: post #4

Come to think wouldn't the keyboard that each keys give you 3 or 4 chars with one single action (push) speed up writing process tremendously?? T9 doesnt even come close!!!

This used to be a thing.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FrogPad I'm not sure they ever made it too far but I always wanted to get one.

I bought one, so I can attest that the hardware was real (bluetooth, left-handed model). Alas, it's lost somewhere in a pile of boxes left still-not-unpacked from my last move, and they went bust some years ago -- rumours of a new low-profile version similar to the Apple chiclet keyboard have failed to materialize as hardware so far.

The thing worked, and worked surprisingly well for single-hand typing (if, for example, you had an injury to the other paw). Trouble is, it cost more than a regular QWERTY keyboard, was slower (all those chording shift-states), and wasn't ambidextrous (left-handed and right-handed models had differing layouts, IIRC).

Re: A Physical Flick Bluetooth Keyboard by Google

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Post by duaneb »

Washuu wrote: post #23
Palomides wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it looks like little lasercut plates sitting on some joystick modules you can get on ebay, seems technologically very feasible

The README.md actually lists all the part names and numbers. This is something that can be built. Everyone in here is joking about this being an "April Fool Joke", but this an actual device that can be created by anyone with the tools. This hardly classifies as a joke. Adafruit has the joystick modules for cheaper for USA customers.

> This hardly classifies as a joke.

Given that it was built for humor and amusement, and that you can view stuff like the Washington Monument like a dick joke, I disagree.

Re: A Physical Flick Bluetooth Keyboard by Google

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Post by dang »

pklausler wrote: post #3

It's that time of the year again, isn't it. This year, I've been telling people that it's rude not to rewind YouTube videos when you're done watching them, so that they'll load faster for the next person.

> It's that time of the year again, isn't it.

Yes, the time of year when the April 1 arms race takes yet another chunk out of March 31.

Re: A Physical Flick Bluetooth Keyboard by Google

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Post by Tiksi »

I'm probably strange in wanting this, but I wish there was a bluetooth 3x4 T9 keypad with a small lcd that shows the content of the input box. Basically a Nokia 3310 as an input device to a smartphone. For whatever reason I found t9 input a lot nicer than swyping/tapping on a touchscreen keyboard. I didn't have to watch my fingers or pay attention at all to type like I do with touchscreen querty keyboards. I've toyed with the idea of building something like that but it would likely be too bulky without professional tooling that requires $EXPENSIVE_PRODUCION_RUN
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