Google Japan goes rogue with life-changing 1.65m keyboard

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Google Japan goes rogue with 5.4ft long keyboard

Google's Japan business appears to have ignored its semi-official"Don't be Evil" motto by publishing blueprints for the Gboard Bar, a 1.65m QWERTY keyboard.explains, the DIY hardware has keys arranged in a straight line"so you don't have to look around." And yes, it's not even alphabetical, which may or may not have helped locate keys more swiftly when the layout is longer than most desks are wide.

Thankfully, while the accompanying video comes across as sincere at first, it's clearly not meant to be taken seriously, although Japan is a strange and wonderful place with many idiosyncratic tastes, including in keyboards."The width is only 0.064mm, making it convenient even on desks where documents are piled up," a proud engineer tells us.

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