Google Japan Keyboard Design Switches Keys for Dials
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Google Japan's unusual keyboard design, Gboard Dial Edition, swaps traditional keys for dials, sparking skepticism and criticism in the tech community.
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> Gboard Dial Edition shows why the software team isn't allowed to design hardware
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> In that context, the Gboard Dial Edition doesn’t seem so outlandish.
It's clearly a joke, but nothing in the article seems to indicate that the author realized this.
I love how the people in the video are rotating, it's like a perfect misapplication of PR videography.
It's been their running April Fools joke for years and they've upped the rate to every six months.