So one of the biggest complaints about doing email or text messaging on a cellphone is that it’s easier to type on a computer’s full-sized keyboard than to tap out a message with a phone’s tiny keypad. But in Japan, where PC use is actually down among teenagers, it’s apparently the opposite, with lots of people more accustomed to writing emails and text messages with their keitai, or cellphone, than with a PC. To capitalize on the trend, Mevael has come out with the Keiboard, a thumb keyboard that plugs into the USB port of a PC so you can tap out messages just like you would on a cellphone handset. Seems like a huge step backwards, but does anyone know if it’s easier to input Japanese characters this way rather than on a regular PC keyboard?
