Google Japan has unveiled a queer-looking 165cm single-row keyboard, the Gboard Bar. The new keyboard has all its keys on a single line which accounts for its length. The conceptualization of the Gboard Bar aims to minimize the need for users to find keys in multiple lines.

With the Gboard Bar, you only need to look across the line to choose the key you want. The new keyboard has an ergonomic and aesthetic appeal. Google also says it comes with health benefits. It allows the user to stretch both arms and legs naturally when typing.

Google Japan has also established a GitHub page for the Gboard Bar and uploaded the needed data files for users to make the keyboard themselves. While theoretically, an individual can create his own Gboard Bar, Google Japan is silent on whether it has produced some units of the accessory.

The minimalist aesthetic design of the Gboard Bar could catch the fancy of some customers, but it remains to be seen how the product pans out in the market. A 5-foot (165cm) keyboard could prove an unwieldy accessory. Its futuristic design, however, looks good.

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One of the distinguishing features between the first-gen Pixels and the second-gen Pixels is Active Edge. Active Edge Technology lets you summon Google Assistant by giving the phone a squeeze. A new video advert released in Japan for the Pixel 3 highlights the feature.

The 40-second video doesn’t show the phone itself but shows a number of people squeezing various objects from giant mascots to balloons to other people. It’s a very colorful video but like mentioned above, it doesn’t show the phone.

On the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL you can set the squeeze sensitivity. You can also have it silence the phone if a call comes in or an alarm rings. If you have no use for it, you can turn off the feature completely. We have no info on if Google will add more functions to the feature for the Pixel 3/XL.

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Active Edge first debuted on the HTC U11 but it is called Edge Sense. However, HTC allows you to customize the action. So you can set it as a shortcut to launch an app, take a screenshot, turn on/off the flashlight, or turn on/off Wi-Fi hotspot etc.

The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will launch on October 9 alongside some other Google products.

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