Back then jolla had big ambitions, such as the concept of changeable other half covers that could be turned into a qwerty keyboard or larger battery. Nokia n900 had this and now its going to be available on finnish smartphone jolla. Project is soon live at, announced by the designer dirk van leersum today. Ideas for a new the other half were presented by users at together. For more information on onehanded typing and the half qwerty layout i used for this, visit this link. The revolutionary half keyboard and halfqwerty 508 keyboard allow you type with just one hand, using your existing skills now your other hand is always free when you need it type while talking on the phone. Jolla release 3d files so hackers can print the other half. Encouraged and empowered with these, it was the community who took the idea and ran with it to great lengths and developed so many useful the other half ideas and turned them into reality. In fact, the first prototypes of the mouse were tested while using a onehanded keyboard, which usually mirrors both sides onto one. Nov 18, 20 this is one of the reasons why im probably not getting jolla asap. May 21, 20 jollas other half is the type of innovation the stale smartphone market needs the current mobile landscape is quite stale. Jolla has also now started selling an aloe green other half via its website. Pros and cons of the jolla smartphone techrepublic. Sailfish os is the perfect solution for country ecosystem and corporate mobile projects, or for consumer devices.
Rather than buying a new or used matias half qwerty half keyboard, install one of the software alternatives below. Any alternative hardware form factors sliders, physical qwerty keyboards. Half qwerty excites me because i can already type on a qwerty keyboard. It became popular with the success of the remington no. Jolla have opened up their smart cover system the other half with the release of the 3d printing files for users to print their own smart covers for the finnish smartphone running sailfish os. Jollas other half phone could spark true innovation again. Tohkbd the other half keyboard for your jolla by dirk.
Matias corporation onehanded typing demo halfqwerty. Qwerty keyboard other half for jolla kbd toh project launch. Adds slider qwerty, ir, fm tx, kickstand and other features we miss from n900. Theoretically, the qwerty other half could be developed either by jolla or by a 3rd party company. There was even talk of the other half covers adding new functionality, like via a sliding qwerty. Other jolla partnerships announced today include a deal with finnish cloud security firm fsecure to develop secure online storage for jolla users. When the space bar is depressed, the missing characters are mapped onto the remaining keys in a mirror image figure 1, such that the typing hand makes movements homologous to those. Rather than buying a new or used matias halfqwerty halfkeyboard, install one of the software alternatives below. A half qwerty keyboard is comprised of all the keys used by one hand to type on a standard qwerty keyboard, with the keys of the other hand unused or absent. As soon as the invites went out techcrunch noted that the invite also contained the cryptic i am the other half message speculation went into overdrive that jollas first sailfish smartphone that they will be announcing will be a modular device, with the option of adding a physical qwerty keyboard or other accessories that the. A halfkeyboard is a specially designed and programmed keyboard used in limited space situations or when the typist needs a hand free to answer the phone, hold documents, etc the halfqwerty keyboard, invented by edgar matias, consists of only the lefthand half of a normal qwerty keyboard, but when the space bar is held down, it switches to the right half of the keyboard, allowing a. Jolla smartphone launch event shows other half covers.
You will be able to use the half keyboard layout with any physical keyboard. Theyve crafted a device thats different from android and ios powered smartphones. The innovative half qwerty keyboard from matias is a standard desktop keyboard that allows those with limited or no use of one hand to continue typing with the other hand in an easy and natural manner. Halfqwerty keyboard layout for windows ars technica. We offer high quality, innovative solutions, and elegant design. Jollas other half is the type of innovation the stale smartphone market needs the current mobile landscape is quite stale. This includes features for file managing, video surveillance via webcam and desktop sharing.
You can buy two additional other halfs from jolla so far and they have a lot of really cool ideas for the technology including extra battery other halfs, qwerty keyboard other halfs and many more. Proposed otherhalf options from the community include a sliding qwerty keyboard, a gamepad, wireless charging, and. I want that qwerty keyboard, without that i believe i wouldnt get much use of the phone. For software, jolla has created its own meegobased os called sailfish, which aims to distinguish itself from the omnipresent android and apple through a. Jolla and the other half jolla and other halves sailfish architecture jolla main screen showing off multitasking. Nokia n900 had this and now its going to be available on finnish. The other half, often abbreviated toh, is the plastic back cover, which. The other half concept is great only when theres something that actually uses it. The qwerty keyboard also function as other half the phone features a 5. In its plucky attempt to make a splash, building its own phone hardware as well as floating a new software platform, the sailfish os makers have crafted a device thats different sometimes refreshingly so but the jolla phones difference can frequently manifest. Jolla developed an open hw developer kit, a number of simple other halves, and made them available for sale at the jolla webshop.
Jolla phone has design flare but sailfishs waters are. Sep 24, 2015 along with the simplified and beautiful new ui comes many fresh and enhanced features this is for sure the biggest sailfish os software update so far. Great for practicing your mirrorqwerty mirrorboard halfqwerty technique without having to install a program or purchase a physical keyboard. It gives me hope as, although i dont like the material of the current other halfs, in the.
Jolla is a very small fish trying to make headway in global smartphone waters dominated by the whalesized android os. Qwerty is a clientserver application that allows to remote administer a computer. Tohkbd the other half keyboard for jolla smartphone on. The software for tohkbd is not available as a regular app in the store, it is. Dirk is raising funds for tohkbd the other half keyboard for your jolla on kickstarter. Jolla eventually hopes to expand beyond cosmetics and multimedia to customized the other half additions such as a qwerty keyboards, sensor arrays, or ebook or notification screens. The name comes from the order of the first six keys on the top left letter row of the keyboard q w e r t y.
Like jollas software the other half is intended as an extensible platform with connectors built into the back of the phone for power and a bus connection for data transfer allowing for. Ideal for onehandedness, hemiplegia, carpal tunnel syndrome and other handrelated injuries. Jolla to launch first sailfish os smartphone on may 20. Along with the simplified and beautiful new ui comes many fresh and enhanced features this is for sure the biggest sailfish os software update so far. The other half is a previously unseen combination of hardware and software innovation. Feel the best tactile typing experience possible with this fullsized hardware keyboard other half for your jolla smartphone. Halfqwerty excites me because i can already type on a qwerty keyboard. I have azertyqwertz layout, but i get qwerty characters when i. The software for tohkbd is not available as a regular app in the store, it is ambience.
A bold and innovative idea, which was the other half, was launched with. And an battery other half would also be a simple, yet useful thing that should be released with the phone. At the heart of jolla is sailfish os, the independent mobile operating system offering an alternative to the existing dominant systems. Easier text editing scroll, select text, type corrections, or make deletions, without moving your hand back and forth between keyboard and mouse. The polycarbonate cover communicates with the phone via an nfc radio and a data transfer bus, and also draws power from the phone. Users of desktop publishing, cad, photoshop and other graphics software can change tools and issue commands on the half keyboard, without taking their hand off the mouse or stylus increase productivity, lets you keep your hand on the mouse, stylus, pen or joystick at all times. Jolla release 3d files so hackers can print the other. Its about a family of services and software that answer to the users. The other half keyboard project jollas smartphone is some sort of a rare thing and one of kind when it comes to the type of mobile platform it is powered by. Personally i believe that jolla wont make it because they will be busy with other things and qwerty other half wont be high on their priority list. This is one of the reasons why im probably not getting jolla asap.
Mobile customization gets boost with jollas the other half. A free and opensource software version of the half qwerty keyboard layout. Fullsize, standard keyboard allows you to touchtype with left hand, right hand, or both hands. Jolla to launch first sailfish os smartphone on may 20 digital trends. If you are looking for an allpurpose web development company, qwerty is your best bet. Feel the best tactile typing experience possible with this fullsized hardware keyboard other half for. It gives me hope as, although i dont like the material of the current other halfs, in the future i could just replace them with a better one. Electrical possibilities of the jolla other half jolla. Tohkbd the other half keyboard for jolla smartphone on behance.
Feb 10, 2014 the jolla phone is the first handset from the eponymous finnish startup comprised of exnokia employees. Jolla accessories page 1 the other half accessories. Jollas now head of software marc dillon chats briefly about phones with physical keyboards, saying, i see that there is a need. The other half includes an unique id recognized by the phone. Following the launch of the first jolla smartphone this morning, the finnish company has held a brief media event, where the intriguing potential of the phones removable other half rear covers. That is why i phrased my comment as a feature request.
Maliit comes up as a standard qwerty keyboard, its even quite accurate and while in landscape view it offers an unusual split screen mode, where half the keyboard 3 years ago 3. Halfqwerty 508 keyboard the halfqwerty 508 keyboard gives you the best of both worlds onehand and twohand typing. Marc dillon, cofounder and head of software at jolla had a nice job today, choosing a together user favourite toh number 8 between 100 candidates. Jolla has also officially opened its preorder campaign, offering three distinct preorder packages at three prices. Feb 06, 2014 jolla have opened up their smart cover system the other half with the release of the 3d printing files for users to print their own smart covers for the finnish smartphone running sailfish os. Ive investigated onehanded dvorak layouts, the twiddler, the bat, etc. For more information on onehanded typing and the halfqwerty layout i used for this, visit this link. The other half keyboard tohkbd snaps on to the back of the jolla and connects via the i2cenabled. Sailfish os is based on open source and developed by jolla and the sailfish os community. I still have my jolla phone 1, it is on current software level, the battery is. Emulate the onehanded typing technique using your laptop keyboard, your favorite usb keyboard, or even a wireless keyboard. Jollas the other half backplates, which the company announced back in may when it unveiled its first phone, each measure 5. Thank you for your contribution to the jolla tablet project.
Halfkeyboard and halfqwerty software apps for mac os x, windows pc, and. I have azertyqwertz layout, but i get qwerty characters when i type with it. The first, limited to only several european countries, consists of the jolla, the other half, a limited edition jolla tshirt, a 100 roughly rm390 voucher that can be redeemed to lower the purchase price when it ships later this year and a priority number that ensures they. The operating system is sailfish, upgradeable to the latest version 2. The other half keyboard for jolla smartphone now up on. Halfqwerty 508 keyboard onehanded keyboards keyboards. Seven more favourite the other halves were voted but how. Jolla reveals the other half sailfish smartphone ahead of. Halfqwerty 508 keyboard gives you the best of both worlds onehand and twohand typing. What if the other half it refers to is a qwerty keyboard. First two jolla the other half smart cases now available. Nov 30, 20 like jollas software the other half is intended as an extensible platform with connectors built into the back of the phone for power and a bus connection for data transfer allowing for. Great for practicing your mirror qwerty mirrorboard half qwerty technique without having to install a program or purchase a physical keyboard.
Half qwerty and the half keyboard one hand typing and. A free and opensource software version of the halfqwerty keyboard layout. The innovative halfqwerty keyboard from matias is a standard desktop keyboard that allows those with limited or no use of one hand to continue typing with the other hand in an easy and natural manner. In another video, jollas now head of software marc dillon chats briefly about. Nov 27, 2018 jolla developed an open hw developer kit, a number of simple other halves, and made them available for sale at the jolla webshop. Software turn good hardware into a good user experience. Tohkbd the other half keyboard for jolla smartphone tohkbd is a hardware keyboard accessory specially designed for jolla smartphone and its other half interface. Mar 10, 2014 you can buy two additional other halfs from jolla so far and they have a lot of really cool ideas for the technology including extra battery other halfs, qwerty keyboard other halfs and many more. A halfqwerty keyboard is comprised of all the keys used by one hand to type on a standard qwerty keyboard, with the keys of the other hand unused or absent. You will be able to use the halfkeyboard layout with any physical keyboard. When you attach the other half to your jolla, it becomes alive and unique, utilising preset ambiances and functionalities, such as colors, fonts, sounds, profiles, and applications.
The jolla phone is the first handset from the eponymous finnish startup comprised of exnokia employees. The first jolla smartphone came out in 20 and had low hardware specs and felt more like a continuation of the innovative nokia n9 of 2011 which was powered by the linuxbased meego. It was inspired by n950 the last meego device by nokia. Only one true highend smartphone form factor exists. Now we know that the phone itself will have an i2c port on the back, which has lead to many expectations on the future expandability of jolla including with electrical devices. Electrical possibilities of the jolla other half since jolla introduced the other half, they were talking about innovation that goes way beyond just a colourful back cover. Jolla reveals the other half sailfish smartphone ahead. The other half keyboard for your jolla kickstarter. Heres an interesting concept from ali it includes a 5. Jolla s top priority is the sailfish os, not the phone. I think this is just a software wedge that reinterprets the keyup, keydown messages from a normal qwerty keyboard. May 20, 20 jolla has also officially opened its preorder campaign, offering three distinct preorder packages at three prices. We receive a lot of ideas and suggestions, which we are grateful for, but all of them cant be implemented. Discover the latest jolla and sailfish os news on our blog.
Onehanded typing as a theory has been floating around for a long time. Also, any rumors of a terminal friendly qwerty slideout keyboard attachmentother half. Request jolla tablet make an official keyboard case. Nov 04, 2014 the other half keyboard project jollas smartphone is some sort of a rare thing and one of kind when it comes to the type of mobile platform it is powered by. May 14, 20 it may also very well be that the other half that the teaser is referring to is to the hardware of the first jollabranded smartphone, which has remained a very wellkept secret in contrast to the sailfish os and its new user interface ui which has already been demoed to the world many times over. Jollas other half is the type of innovation the stale smartphone market needs. A very neat fold up portrait stand for your jolla that also covers the. Can you convinceforce jolla to produce 1 million keyboards for 10. The qwerty design is based on a layout created for the sholes and glidden typewriter and sold to e.
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