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That 2007 article saying smartphones would kill physical keys always cracked me up
I was cleaning out my dad's old office last Tuesday and found a 2007 tech magazine predicting we'd all ditch physical keyboards for touchscreens within 5 years. They swore haptic feedback would feel just like real keys, but I still fat-finger half my texts on this glass slab. Meanwhile my buddy refuses to upgrade from his Blackberry because he says buttons just work. Does anyone else still miss typing on a real keyboard?
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pat36014d ago
Yeah I used to roll my eyes at that kinda prediction. Thought touchscreens were the future. But then I tried typing on my nephew's old Blackberry and it felt amazing. My thumbs actually knew where they were going.
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richardharris14d ago
Honestly, have you considered that the real problem isn't touch vs keys but how we hold our phones? Back when we had physical keyboards, we held the phone with both thumbs already on the buttons, but now our hands are all contorted trying to type with one thumb while balancing the device. That Blackberry muscle memory was unlocking a completely different hand position, not just a better feel.
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