The Emojistar keyboard hits IndieGoGo
The Emojistar keyboard hits IndieGoGo
When covering tech news I have often came across products that I have found to be silly, overly niche or in some cases entirely unnecessary. Sometimes there are products that come a long that that set me into bang head on desk made, and the Emojistar Keyboard is one such device. Yes, it is a keyboard that is made specifically to type emojis.
This keyboard is currently on IndieGoGo and currently has no supporters, though I am guessing that that may change over the coming hours and days of the campaign.
The Keyboard will come in 2 versions, the first which, the ESK Light, is $79 US will have support for 59 Emoji while the more expensive ESK Full will be $99 US and will support 118 Emoji.
It seems like a traditional plastic keyboard at first glance, but this is also where the similarity ends.
EmojiStar keyboard (ESK) is a key with built-in symbol system to express an idea, emotion with a lot of hot emojis.
Is it real? Yes! You can magically type emojis in twitter, regular letters, etc! Go ahead, Tell them how you feel. Tell us how you feel.
(The keyboard works like this)
This keyboard does not require and driver installation, but your device or applications are required to support Emoji for the Emoji buttons to work properly.
Supported devices
- iOS – All iOS devices running iOS 5 or later have emoji support built-in.
- Android – Not all Android devices support emoji, though certain apps such as Hangouts and WhatsApp do regardless of device.
- OS X – OS X has built-in emoji support since OS X 10.7.
- Windows 10 and earlier – Emoji support is based on the web browser, so make sure all of your browsers are updated to the latest version.
Technical specifications.
- Product Dimensions: 4.3″ x 13.4″ x 0.22″ (110mm x 340mm x 5.8mm)
- Weight: 10.9oz (310g) without batteries
- Requires: 2 AAA batteries
- Battery life: 24 months
- Wireless frequency: 5 GHz
- Range: 10M
- Keys life: >10 million times
- Working Temperature: 0-40 degree
Those who back the IndieGoGo will get the keyboard with up to 25% off the retail pricing and get free worldwide shipping. According to the campaign’s timeline the keyboard is expected to ship in June of this year.
You can join the discussion on the Emojistar Keyboard on the OC3D Forums.
The Emojistar keyboard has hit IndieGoGo. https://t.co/FuIG1SIPD2 pic.twitter.com/7F0shZsNVl
— OC3D (@OC3D) January 19, 2016