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Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones

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83 points QWERTYmini | 1 comments | 10 Dec 25 17:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.191s | source

Mobile keyboards today are almost entirely based on the 26-key, 3-row QWERTY layout. Here’s a new 2-row, 16-key alternative designed specifically for smartphones.
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chente ◴[10 Dec 25 21:17 UTC] No.46223984[source]▶
Reminds of T9 texting and I did like T9. I'll have to try this.
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axiolite ◴[11 Dec 25 05:38 UTC] No.46228040[source]▶
I call BS. NOBODY ever LIKED to type on T9. Maybe you well-tolerated it. Maybe you got reasonably good at it. But not LIKED. There's a reason text messaging really took over when smartphones came in... because T9 was no longer needed. It was objectively awful.
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1. jefurii ◴[11 Dec 25 17:24 UTC] No.46234245[source]▶
My old Sony Ericsson T616 was inferior to my smartphone in so many ways, but I could tap out SMS messages on that keypad without having to look at it. It was handy to be able to take notes on long drives.