Gboard: Gmail gets its own keyboard
By Barry Collins
Posted on 4 Dec 2009 at 12:08
An American start-up has launched a mini-keyboard designed especially for Google's Gmail service.
Ingeniously called the Gboard, the USB device offers 19 keyboard shortcuts for the popular webmail service.
The keys cover everyday functions such as sending messages to the Trash folder, adding stars to emails, or moving to the next email thread. However, it doesn't even come close to covering the full gamut of Gmail shortcuts, of which there are dozens (click Settings in Gmail and then on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab to see the full list).
The makers of the Gboard stress that their product is in no way affiliated with Google or officially endorsed by the search king.
It follows in the footsteps of the 18-button mouse that has been customised for the OpenOffice suite, although that too is not officially endorsed by the open-source Office project.
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Whoa!
I like this idea and may have to get one =D
By SteveWiilliams on 4 Dec 2009 
Another recyclying
of the Atari Jaguar controller! Has someone just uncovered a load of Atari Jaguar controllers and got handy with a soldering iron?
By TimCoyle on 4 Dec 2009
looks like somebody found a new use for an external number keypad and just changed the keys - good luck to them ;)
By nicomo on 4 Dec 2009
Why not just click the relevant button using your mouse?
By a_byrne22 on 4 Dec 2009
Pointless.
Not even worth this comment but there you go...
By Josefov on 4 Dec 2009
Waste of time
Not worth the bother. However, if it also had a little built-in display that displayed incoming messages, that would almost make it worth having.
By Grace_Quirrel on 4 Dec 2009
Picture
Isn't that picture sideways?
By randomtoast on 6 Dec 2009
There should be a special section on the website for lame ideas like this one. Or add it to the PC Pro C-list. I mean it's not exactly thought control is it?
By c6ten on 6 Dec 2009
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