keypads

Phones

Samsung Alias 2 Flips Its Keypad For Any Occasion, Arrives May 11th

7:45PM John Herrman | The Samsung Alias 2 may be a dumbphone, but it’s got one feature that (kinda!) sets it apart: It unfolds into landscape and portrait configurations, and uses the same keypad in both. How? Witchcraft! E-ink! More »
Peripherals

The Private Numeric Keypad

11:40AM Gizmodo US Edition | Have some numeric passwords to hide? Top secret numerical strings to enter while out in the wild? Well, don’t let those shifty-eyed data thieves get the best of you. More »
Phones

Samsung U750’s Dynamic Keypad Takes It Two Ways

8:45PM John Herrman | The U750 is your standard free-on-contract feature phone—except for one thing: when the dual-flip-action display is rotated and folded into landscape mode, the keypad buttons switch assignments (and looks!) to create a QWERTY layout. Witchcraft! More »
Phones

LG Phone’s Transparent Keypad Expected to ‘Make A New Fashion Statement’

1:20AM Gizmodo US Edition | What we know: it’s called the LG GD-900. It’s got a transparent keypad. It’s due for release in the 2nd quarter 2009. And it’s very pretty. Everything else is a mystery. [Cellular News via Crunchgear] More »
Gadgets

Bug Labs QWERTY Module Prototype Deemed QWERTYy

4:10AM Mark Wilson | We had a quick hands-on with a prototype of the upcoming Bug Labs QWERTY module. The keys were tiny, requiring fingernail presses, but overall it felt pretty solid with firm buttons resistant to mistypes. More »
Phones

New Nokia Smartphone Patent Features Swiveling Widescreen and QWERTY

8:15AM Gizmodo US Edition | A new patent from Nokia shows a pretty interesting new design: a full widescreen that can swivel behind a QWERTY keyboard so only half the screen is visible. More »
Peripherals

United Keys OLED Keypad: The Optimus’ Schlubby Cousin

1:15AM Gizmodo US Edition | Engadget got themselves a United Keys OLED Keypad, which may remind you of a crappier Optimus Aux keypad. And, well, they found it to be a crappier Optimus Aux keypad. More »
Phones

Old American Telephone and Telegraph Report Shows What Keypads Could Have Been

7:30AM Jack Loftus | You probably don’t think about it much, but there was an intensive selection process that went into the telephone push button keypad. Ironically, the one we use today featured a fairly high error rate. More »
Peripherals

Art Lebedev’s Optimus Aux Keypad Finalised, Priced at Around $US650

2:25AM Sean Fallon | Art Lebedev has been teasing us with details about their upcoming Optimus Aux keypad (previously known as the Pultius) for some time now, but two pieces of evidence have us thinking that a production version will be on its way shortly. Exhibit #1: A final pre-production photo of the keypad in its aluminium case (Verbarius is in the background). Exhibit #2: The Aux has been priced at around $US650. [livejournal] More »