Google shows off a weird keyboard concept with rotary finger dial

Google Japan is at it again. This time, theyve come up with another unusual keyboard concept: the Gboard Dial Version (via The Verge). The new keyboard design, inspired by vintage landline phones, replaces traditional keys with rotary finger discs. Instead of pressing keys for input, you instead insert your finger into a hole and turn the dial until it reaches its stop, after which the movement is registered as a key press. Its satisfying to use, but its hardly fast. Under the hood, sensors are ...