Google Japan puts 116 keys on conveyor belts because typing was too easy
Google Japan seems to have found a solution to a problem none of us knew we had: the fact that keyboards expect our fingers to come to them. Its latest annual Gboard experiment flips this dynamic on its head with moving keys that eventually roll into position right under your finger.
The setup is pitched (with an absolutely straight face) as a way to type one-handed or even with a single finger. The keyboard does the moving, so you don’t have to.
It arrived as part of Google Japan’s recurring Keyboard Day tradition on October 1st. And no, you won’t be able to purchase one (for better or for worse!). As one YouTube commenter quipped, it feels like an April Fools video uploaded six months late – a nod to the team's habit of building fully functional gag hardware.
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