Keypads

Razer Nostromo Gaming Keypad Gets Cutting Edge, Again

1:40AM November 20, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The Belkin n52te SpeedPad set the bar for one-handed gaming peripherals that looked like they could control alien spacecraft. It’s successor, the Razer Nostromo keypad, maintains the look, and it’s been updated to support more instantly-switchable keymaps and gaming profiles. More »


Less Is Not More With The Track Ball Mouse Numerical Keypad Hub

11:00AM December 12, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The very literally named Track Ball Mouse Numerical Keypad Hub manages to Frankenstein an array of accessories into a trackball-style mouse. It also continues the long tradition of lefty-hating trackball mice. More »


Gaming

Wow, That Nyko Type Pad Pro Is Huge In Person, Too

1:46AM June 6, 2009 | Mark Wilson

If it were just a few feet wider, the Nyko Type Pad Pro could pass as a spaceship.

More »


Mobile

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

7:45PM May 8, 2009 | 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 »


The Private Numeric Keypad

11:40AM April 9, 2009 | 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 »


Mobile

Samsung U750′s Dynamic Keypad Takes It Two Ways

8:45PM March 26, 2009 | 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 »


Mobile

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

1:20AM February 22, 2009 | 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 January 10, 2009 | 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 »


Mobile

New Nokia Smartphone Patent Features Swiveling Widescreen and QWERTY

8:15AM December 14, 2008 | 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 »


United Keys OLED Keypad: The Optimus’ Schlubby Cousin

1:15AM December 14, 2008 | 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 »