Google Japan is having a spot of amusive this play with the announcement of the Gboard Bar, a carnal keyboard that has each of its keys lined up successful 1 row. Google Japan states that determination are a fig of benefits to its caller keyboard, with the astir important being that it allows users to find the cardinal that they are looking for faster than ever before.

Like immoderate bully product, it each starts with inspiration. For Google Japan, that inspiration came from the information that for years, galore had focused connected conscionable the connection “key” successful the connection “keyboard” and ne'er truly went further. In Japanese, the connection keyboard translates to キーボード (kii-bou-do), truthful with キー (kii (key)) getting truthful overmuch attention, it decided to absorption connected the ボー (bou) portion, which connected its ain translates to bow (staff/bar). Using this, it was capable to travel up with a caller design, improving navigation erstwhile compared to a accepted keyboard by placing each of the keys successful a consecutive line. According to the firm, this minimizes the request to look successful each directions similar connected a accepted keyboard. You tin conscionable commencement astatine the opening and conscionable spell done each cardinal until you find what you are looking for.

It besides states that determination are ergonomic and wellness benefits associated with the caller keyboard, allowing the arms and legs to agelong people erstwhile typing. The instrumentality adjacent has added features, similar becoming a carnal hold of your limbs, making it easier to property buttons that mightiness conscionable beryllium retired of arms reach. You tin besides usage it connected hiking excursions arsenic a trekking rod oregon a ruler to measurement objects, and it’s adjacent casual to clean, requiring conscionable 1 agelong wipe. For now, Google lone has plans for a modular layout but is considering a mentation with emoji and besides a gaming exemplary with LEDs

If by present it wasn’t clear, this is somewhat of a joke, and Google Japan has nary plans to wide nutrient this and marque it disposable for sale. But, it does person a Github page acceptable up wherever it has uploaded each of the indispensable information files truthful that you tin marque your ain if you choose. While this mightiness dependable similar a amusive project, beryllium warned this happening volition beryllium long, measuring successful astatine 1650mm oregon astir 5 feet and 5 inches. If that’s conscionable excessively much, Google reminds america that determination is besides a perfectly bully Gboard app that tin beryllium downloaded to iOS and Android devices, offering an awesome acceptable of features that tin amended your typing experience successful caller ways.

Source: Google Japan Blog, Gboard Bar website