{"id":83587,"date":"2022-10-01T07:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gboard-has-a-new-physical-form-factor-from-google-japan\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T07:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:14:55","slug":"gboard-has-a-new-physical-form-factor-from-google-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gboard-has-a-new-physical-form-factor-from-google-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Gboard has a new physical form factor from Google Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A year after introducing the \u201cteacup version,\u201d Google Japan is back with a new physical form factor for Android&#8217;s default keyboard app: the Gboard bar.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cGboard bar\u201d arranges keys in a straight line \u201cso you don&#8217;t have to look around.\u201d  This is said to be \u201cextremely simple\u201d and comes in at 1,650 mm long or just under 65-inches.  The upside is that it takes up very little vertical desk space, thus \u201cmaking it convenient even on desks where documents are piled up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official specs sheet lists the width as \u201cwide enough for a cat to walk across,\u201d while the height is simply a \u201ccomfortable thickness.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In terms of functionality, there&#8217;s joint typing and the ability to use it as a bug net with the \u201cbug removing module\u201d: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If two people share the device and use it, they can enter characters at high speed at the same time.  It is also recommended for pair programming where two people face one problem.<\/li>\n<li>If you attach a bug removing module, you can quickly turn it into a bug removing stick.  By taking advantage of its elongated device shape, it can be used in a variety of situations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gboard \u68d2\u30d0\u30fc\u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9G3DWHf1xX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The most wild thing about this <em>announcement<\/em> is how you can actually build one with instructions on Github.<\/p>\n<p>Google Japan has a penchant for Gboard and keyboard-related April Fools&#8217; jokes, even if the broader company no longer celebrates.  there was a <em>device<\/em> in 2018 that let you swipe on a physical keyboard as if you were interacting with a touchscreen, while 2019 was character input based on how far back you bend a spoon.  The latter appears in today&#8217;s video as a cameo.  The full project list includes:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:29.11131%\">\n<figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:70.88869%\">\n<figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img title=\"Gboard is available in a new physical form factor, courtesy of Google Japan [Video]\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/Gboard-bar-Google-Japan-3.png?strip=info&amp;w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/Gboard-bar-Google-Japan-3.png?strip=info&amp;w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/Gboard-bar-Google-Japan-3.png?strip=info&amp;w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/Gboard-bar-Google-Japan-3.png?strip=info&amp;w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/Gboard-bar-Google-Japan-3.png?strip=info&amp;w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/Gboard-bar-Google-Japan-3.png?strip=info&amp;w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"Gboard bar Google Japan\" data-height=\"654\" data-id=\"528471\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=528471\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/Gboard-bar-Google-Japan-3.png?w=1000\" data-width=\"2406\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> more.<\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i>Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- youtube embed --><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pixel 6a: Some of the BEST cases!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YOt_P0FNA8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year after introducing the \u201cteacup version,\u201d Google Japan is back with a new physical form factor for Android&#8217;s default keyboard app: the Gboard bar. This \u201cGboard bar\u201d arranges keys in a straight line \u201cso you don&#8217;t have to look around.\u201d This is said to be \u201cextremely simple\u201d and comes in at 1,650 mm long &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gboard-has-a-new-physical-form-factor-from-google-japan\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gboard has a new physical form factor from Google Japan<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":85873,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/google-prototypes-open-sources-an-extra-long-keyboard-with-one-row-of-keys\/","url_meta":{"origin":83587,"position":0},"title":"Google prototypes, open sources an extra-long keyboard with one row of keys","date":"October 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"enlarge \/ Google Japan jokes that you can increase productivity by having two people type on the keyboard simultaneously. 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