Samsung’s Developing a Folding Keyboard; Ugly but Useful

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  • 09 Jul 2009
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  • Samsung has just patented a new rear keyboard system, that uses two folding half QWERTY keyboards hidden in the body of the phone. Thanks to this new design, the screen will be larger and provide more viewing space.

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    Will this affect text entry? Sure it will and the picture above makes it look quite uncomfortable. One would need pretty big keys and lots of training to get the typing right on this innovative Samsung device.

    Also, we’re worried about the resilience of the keyboard, specially since it seems so thin and clumsy users might break it. Didn’t Nokia try something similar in the past?

    [via Phone Arena]

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