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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Mark Tyson

Google showcases bizarre double-sided Japanese keyboard, which it won't sell — the keyboard uses a Möbius strip as its foundation

Double-Sided Gboard .

Today, Google Japan announced a new keyboard design that addresses the “big problem” of keyboards only having keys on one side. Those with keyboard top-bottom orientation issues will be happy to note that the Double-Sided Gboard keyboard is always the right way up, as the Möbius strip inspires it.

For some reason, Google isn’t planning to manufacture this paradoxical input device commercially. However, it has open-sourced its device building plans—including 3D-printed STL files, firmware, and more—and they are now available on GitHub.

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