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Google Japan shows off conveyor-belt keyboard with keys that move to fingers

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  1. jasona123 · · focus · HN ↗
    I love Google Japan’s annual[1] tradition of releasing wild/wacky keyboard designs.

    [1] Sidenote: anyone know if there’s a specific significance to September 30 or October 1 in Japan à la April Fools’ Day?

    1. xnx · · focus · HN ↗
      Google banned April 1st jokes in 2020. October 1st is as far away as you can get on the calendar from April 1st.

      I'd like to think that the Japan office was allowed to keep doing it because they are just so good at it.

      There were a lot of good Googe April Fool&#x27;s jokes, but way too many confusing&#x2F;weird&#x2F;lame ones: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_Google_April_Fools%27_Day_jokes" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_Google_April_Fools%27_...

      1. aix1 · · focus · HN ↗
        This one from Google Netherlands is my favourite: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=LSZPNwZex9s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=LSZPNwZex9s

        (Gosh, it&#x27;s been a decade already.)

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