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The NeoKeys keypad is absolutely brilliant

Categories: Ideas and rants
By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 at 8:33 PM

Gizmodo:

Neokeys
The idea behind Neokeys’ smart keypad is pretty simple. Put tiny LCD screens above a phone’s middle 12 keys and sandwich them in between two outer columns that list options and menus.

So each time you choose a particular function, like texting, the middle 12 keys will display commands for that function only. Theoretically it sounds like a good idea, but in reality…

it’s nothing that a dual-screen phone couldn’t do. On top of that, the dual-screen phone would be icon-driven, as opposed to NeoKeys’ text-only interface. Though it’s still an interesting concept nonetheless.

This just screams genius to me. Don’t forget to check out NeoKeys website, watch the demo!

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Ricky Cadden

    I have to disagree. Changing input devices like that, while in theory sounds great, is a bad idea to most users. Most of the reason that I’m able to quickly access and manipulate my device is because I know exactly where each button is and what it does, 100% of the time. If they’re changing based on what I’m doing, that’s going to throw a whole new loop. And what if you end up with even the slightest lag? Nay.

    This is kinda like the idea for a menu that changes based on what you use the most. It’s a great idea, and would work great for some, but I have a certain way that I put things so that I can easily access the things I want to. If my device is constantly moving crap around on me, I’m liable to throw it through the window.