Show HN: iPhone 2005 weird "Blob Keyboard" simulator

Hi HN, I teach tech design history, and one of the key stories I cover is the development of the original iPhone keyboard by Ken Kocienda. Reading about it in his book "Creative Selection" is great, but I wanted my students (and now you!) to actually feel this step in the process. So, I built a web simulator of the "Blob Keyboard", Kocienda's very first attempt at a touchscreen keyboard that actually works, from September 2005: Try the Blob Keyboard: https://juliendorra.github.io/blob-keyboard-simulator/blob-k... - Tap for the middle letter - Swipe left or right for the side letters More on the github repo: https://github.com/juliendorra/blob-keyboard-simulator The Blob Keyboard prototype emerged during a UX crisis for iPhone team (their software keyboard just didn't work at all, fingers being too big, and the Newton failure loomed over them), highlighting how innovation is rarely a straight path. It was developed on a tethered touchscreen display codenamed "Wallaby". To make t ... Read full article.