{"id":7266,"date":"2022-10-11T10:46:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T17:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=7266"},"modified":"2024-10-12T19:45:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T02:45:26","slug":"google-keyboard-with-one-row-of-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=7266","title":{"rendered":"Google keyboard with one row of keys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9G3DWHf1xX0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Japan has a history of fun keyboard concepts to question common methods of computer input. The latest concept,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/landing.google.co.jp\/________________\/\">Gboard Stick Version<\/a>, places every key into one giant row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Japan actually prototyped the 5.25 foot long keyboard but many of the detailed use cases for the one-row keyboard are clearly jokes: from using it to measure your kid&#8217;s height and get items dropped behind the couch, to using it as a walking stick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-attachment-id=\"7267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?attachment_id=7267\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2022\/10\/image3-800x534-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image3-800&amp;#215;534-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2022\/10\/image3-800x534-1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2022\/10\/image3-800x534-1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2022\/10\/image3-800x534-1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2022\/10\/image3-800x534-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2022\/10\/image3-800x534-1.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2022\/10\/image3-800x534-1.jpg?resize=404%2C270&amp;ssl=1 404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google will not mass-produce or be selling it but they did release&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/google\/mozc-devices\">GitHub<\/a>&nbsp;files with open source firmware, circuit diagrams, and design drawings to build the keyboard yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GitHub page is careful to note that &#8220;this is not an officially supported Google product.&#8221;&nbsp;Too bad, I think it would be pretty fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/20pC05yisRM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/intl\/ja-jp\/products\/android-chrome-play\/2022_10_gboard-2022\/\">https:\/\/blog.google\/intl\/ja-jp\/products\/android-chrome-play\/2022_10_gboard-2022\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.google\/________________\/\">https:\/\/archive.google\/________________\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/landing.google.co.jp\/____\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/landing.google.co.jp\/<strong><em><strong><em>____<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2022\/10\/google-shows-us-how-to-make-a-5-foot-long-keyboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2022\/10\/google-shows-us-how-to-make-a-5-foot-long-keyboard\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Japan has a history of fun keyboard concepts to question common methods of computer input. 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