How To Physical Keyboard improvement

[brandoshido]

You're that worried about it looking pretty that you wouldn't want to increase the functionality of one of the most gimped parts of the phone at the expense of eye candy?

Whether its gimmped or not is highly subjective to who ur asking. Works great for me.

 

[shadowdude777]

Whether its gimmped or not is highly subjective to who ur asking. Works great for me.

Yeah, I'm sure you can type decently with it. I can too. But the fact is that it's almost a total consensus that besides its flatness, it's really a good keyboard and that one thing is keeping it from reaching its potential.

 

[melmigs]

I think it looks pretty damn good... seems like it would be a LOT easier to type on.

 

[drabidea]

"Put a Turd on a BMW....No Thanks. Keyboard works fine OTB...."

A Kia Forte is a nice looking car too but I would rather have a BMW that is painted neon pink.

Looks are overrated.

 

[northendtrooper]

Very Tempted to do this. Coming from a Voyager, this keyboard can suck my junk. Adding some "feel" to the keys are worth it! Function over Formality!

 

[hitdog042]

Very Tempted to do this. Coming from a Voyager, this keyboard can suck my junk. Adding some "feel" to the keys are worth it! Function over Formality!

I never slide the keyboard out. I have had zero issues with the on screen. I wish it didn't even have that keyboard, it doesn't need it. All it did was add weight to the phone and a strange scroll pad.

On screen in landscape works just as well as the iphone. I've had not a single issue.

 

[vincentp]

I use both the onscreen keyboard (for quick messages) and the physical (for anything longer) and I have to say that - while I like the physical keyboard - there is definitely room for improvement.

I give you credit for your ingenuity. I may actually give this a shot myself, it's not something I would have ever thought of doing on my own.

 

[alostpacket]

Very cool. Will prob try this too

 

[colnago]

I'll give the OP an "A" for effort. Sometimes its about function over form if the form doesn't interfere with overall functionality. I doubt you'll miss out on "getting girls' digits" 'cuz your keyboard isn't "stock".

 

[alostpacket]

Some smart company will (or should) soon make a "domed" keyboard decal kit for the Droid. Since the currents labels are stickers anyway you would remove them, clean the old adhesive off, peel off the backing of the prearranged domed decal kit, align the kit over the keys, press them on and then peel off the top protective film (much like a screen protector is done) that held all the individual domed key decals in perfect alignment.

Think of the possibilities, different colored domed decal kits, etc. Anyone want to start a new company??? J/K

The op & you should totally start a biz

 

[dakoop]

That is a great idea! Now we just need somebody to make it for real.