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waldito
They went far with the joke I guess https://github.com/google/mozc-devices/tree/master/mozc-doub...
tasn
> This is not an officially supported Google product.

I wonder if they realize this is a reassurance of its longevity rather than a disclaimer like probably intended.

extraduder_ire
Looks like they're doing their japanese IME releases on 1st of October instead of the 1st of April. Half a year later. The previous releases are all shown in that repo's readme.

Do google do april fools pranks anymore? I forget if they resumed after 2020.

out_of_protocol
That's one-sided keyboard though? There's no second side in Möbius strip
outofpaper
That's part of the joke.
gklitz
It’s a layered joke. It has one side.
rahkiin
‘Perfect for back-end development’
Xen9
Notice the donuts & the coffee mug.
butz
I get the feeling that Google branch in Japan was established only with single goal: to build weirdest keyboards possible (and impossible).
m463
you know, my fingers are double-sided.

I wonder if people could learn to type upwards as well as downwards?

kadoban
Fingers are not meant to have good strength or dexterity that direction. It would be very tiring, difficult and I'd assume would be easy to end up with RSI issues. Not to mention it's a bit hard to imagine what the device would look like.