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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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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Lilbits: HMD’s new phone has a 3.2 inch display, 8BitMods turns Sega’s Dreamcast VMU into a full-fledged retro console

HMD is preparing to launch a new smartphone with an unusual design – it’s not just that the HMD Touch 4G has a 3.2 inch display at a time when most phones have 6 inch or larger screens. It’s also that the phone has a squat design that almost makes it look like half a normal phone, while also keeping a Nokia Lumia-style camera bump on the back.

But it’s unclear if the upcoming HMD Touch 4G will […]

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Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-hmds-new-phone-has-a-3-2-inch-display-8bitmods-turns-segas-dreamcast-vmu-into-a-full-fledged-retro-console/

Mobius Keyboard Wastes Little Space

What is with all the wasted space on keyboards? There’s a whole back side just sitting there doing nothing. But how can you use the back at the same time as the front? Just when we think Goog…

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Google Japan just likes to have fun. 🤣

"The more you type, the smarter your head becomes, maybe."
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