Gizmodo didn't always look like the penny arcade website, did they?
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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These small keyboars are very bad and just really horrible when using. At least in my experience.
Where's my Dvorak phone?
As tempting as that sounds, I can no longer touch-type on practically any other desktop. Give me a Dvorak phone, and I wont be able to thumb type either...
I've been using the Dvorak layout for typing and swiping on my phone for many years. It's actually set to be multilingual, even: I can swipe either language or toggle to Azerty for French (I probably should switch to BÉPO, but I don't think I have that option yet). I don't tend to swap phones enough for that to be an issue, and I work remotely so I don't have to use other workstations, so my use case is probably more suited to this.
The use of that kind of device is sort of over no? I was resistant with my Blackberry for a long time, but “phones” have changed from typing to passive input.
The reason I'm a Clicks convert isn't the typing. I only use the keyboard for that half the time. The reason is it opens up keyboard shortcuts which make the ordinarily horrible experience of doing anything on a smartphone much better.
I assume every single one is a low quality cash grab
I've been rocking a Minimal Phone for about 6 or 7 months now, and man am I excited to have options for QWERTY phones again.
just plain boredom with glass slabs
This. So much this. They're all boring, too tall, and too skinny with about as much personality as a used up dryer sheet. It's like they're designed solely for scrolling an endless feed of mind-numbing slop. I remember being able to actually do things on my older smartphones (RDP, SSH, editing documents/spreadsheets, etc). You can still do those things now, but you basically have to break out a bluetooth keyboard to do anything more than the most basic things and it feels like trying to look at a panorama through a keyhole.
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Good, writing with a touch screen is absolutely horrendous.
All this bullshit about phones with folding screens nowadays when what I really want is a phone with a folding mechanical 104-key :P
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Honestly, I just want something actually functional that's not an AI assistant and spy camera in a box.
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While we're at it, can I have back the mini trrackball with integrated notification LED from my HTC Hero?
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I'd buy one 100%. I hate touch screen keyboards. Some are better than others but take me back to the blackberry days.