Physical 'Emoji Keyboard' for Macs and iOS Devices Lets You Type Emoji Faster

[nagromme]

Been looking for a way to make Emoji awkward and difficult--a way that won't support new emojis and limits me to some common ones chosen by someone else.

For $109.95 plus tax and shipping, my dream can come true!

 

[Parasprite]

I'd rather have one with reaction gifs.

For instance, quick access to this would have come in handy for this article.

 

[Parasprite]

I say <emoji key>+<left shift>+P to this!

An emoji key actually isn't that bad of an idea. I find myself hunting for "that one specific special character" with option/option+shift, but I've internalized the ones I use frequently. I'm sure it wouldn't be that much more confusing (heck, even a dropdown menu on keypress would be nice).

Disclaimer: I barely use emoji. I'm mostly just looking at this from a usability perspective.

 

[Googlyhead]

I thought the same thing. But there's always someone who's gonna buy it and love it.

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Edit: ok, macrumors. You need to upgrade your software to fully support emoji ready for when mine arrives.

 

[ignatius345]

They could've just made this one of those skin overlay things that sell for like $15 -- at that price you could imagine someone buying it for a novelty or a gag gift, but at $80-100? Nice try.

 

[Nabby]

Well here is a solution looking for a problem...

 

[mac 2005]

Further proof that "Idiocracy" was no ordinary movie. It was a documentary.

 

[rols]

A keyboard with 'pile of poo' on the 6-key just tells you everything you needed to know.

 

[Parasprite]

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Edit: ok, macrumors. You need to upgrade your software to fully support emoji ready for when mine arrives.

Macrumors doesn't need to support it, the browser does. In this case you are probably using Chrome, which doesn't have as much support as Safari does.

A keyboard with 'pile of poo' on the 6-key just tells you everything you needed to know.

No kidding.

It should really be on the 2-key.

 

[MVPA]

Seriously, what the **** is wrong with Apple and these stupid Emojis? I seriously don't get how Emojis are more important than performance and productivity issues... I have never met even ONE person who uses these Emojis.

Why this takes priority?!

 

[beebarb]

Seriously, what the **** is wrong with Apple and these stupid Emojis? I seriously don't get how Emojis are more important than performance and productivity issues... I have never met even ONE person who uses these Emojis.

Why this takes priority?!

Uh... Apple isn't the company making this keyboard... it's a third party that's doing it.
You're getting upset at the wrong company.

 

[MVPA]

Uh... Apple isn't the company making this keyboard... it's a third party that's doing it.
You're getting upset at the wrong company.

Uh...read my post again. I don't care about this keyboard, and I am not even talking about this keyboard.
And if you see the recent updates, one of Apple's "MAJOR" updates are Emojis...seriously?

 

[beebarb]

@MVPA
You're posting in a thread talking specifically about the keyboard in the article.
IT IS ONLY LOGICAL TO ASSUME YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE THREAD TOPIC.

 

[baryon]

I don't know what the hype about Emojis is, I hardly ever see anyone use them, and even if they do it's just the regular old smiley face or one or two of its variations. Everything else and I'm just like "what are you trying to say?"...

 

[Max(IT)]

I really can't believe this .....

 

[b0fh666]

will someone make a version that can be retrofitted in a mbp? kit with all the keys perhaps? i would buy one, that would basically make it un-stealable.

 

[noisycats]

4fuxsake!

 

[tranceking26]

This must be a joke right?

 

[gianic]

The best part is in the video when they make the reference to "Netflix and chill?"

 

[beebarb]

I don't know what the hype about Emojis is, I hardly ever see anyone use them, and even if they do it's just the regular old smiley face or one or two of its variations. Everything else and I'm just like "what are you trying to say?"...

Precisely. There are moments I wish I had an "Emoji to English" translator.

 

[Shaun.P]

It's such a bad idea that I like it!

 

[Marx55]

Bring wired keyboard with USB 3.1 Type C (reversible) Generation 2 hub (2 ports).

 

[76ShovelHead]

Oh god, why?

because every teenage girl in america.

 

[TechZeke]

delete

 

[Michael Goff]

Uh...read my post again. I don't care about this keyboard, and I am not even talking about this keyboard.
And if you see the recent updates, one of Apple's "MAJOR" updates are Emojis...seriously?

That update had more than emoji. They just said something about it because that's something that gets press.