keypads
Games
Wow, That Nyko Type Pad Pro Is Huge In Person, Too
1:46AM Mark Wilson | If it were just a few feet wider, the Nyko Type Pad Pro could pass as a spaceship. More »
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