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Lilbits: Phosh 0.50.0, unofficial Windows Subsystem for FreeBSD, and Google Japan’s impractical keyboards

Some folks at Google Japan have a habit of designing impractical keyboards. A few years ago we saw a single-row keyboard with every letter, number and character laid out along a 5.4 foot strip. There are also Teacup, bubble wrap, and spoon bending keyboards, among others.

Now the company has introduced its latest horribly inconvenient keyboard: the Gboard Dial Version is made of rotary dials […]

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Brad Linder Oct 13

Google Japan designed a physical keyboard that uses a series of rotary dials instead of keys. Gboard Dial Version will never be a commercial product but you can download the source files if you want to build your own. https://blog.google/intl/ja-jp/products/android-chrome-play/gboard-2025/ #RotaryKeyboard #Google #GboardDialVersion

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Lowyat.NET Oct 7

Google Japan Is At It Again, This Time With A Rotary Gboard #gboarddialversion #googlejapan #keyboards

https://www.lowyat.net/2025/368680/google-japan-rotary-gboard/

Google Japan Is At It Again, This Time With A Rotary Gboard

Google Japan has seemingly become the internet search giant’s outlet for wacky, April Fool’s-esque ideas. We’ve previously seen the 5.5-foot long Gboard Bar, as well as the Möbius…

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