Changing currency symbols can be a nightmare for techies, as they have to evolve new symbols, icons and shortcuts to allow users to enter the new symbol. And that has pretty much been the case ever since India changed its Rupee symbol, with software and hardware specialists working out ways of accommodating the new symbol. Of course, they can be an opportunity too. Some manufacturers have even taken this opportunity to come out with products that have dedicated keys for the new symbol. A few days ago, TVS came out with the first keyboard with a dedicated Rupee symbol, and now it is the turn of cellphone manufacturer Lava to introduce – yes, you guessed it right – a QWERTY cellphone with a dedicated key for the new Rupee symbol, the Lava B5. Incidentally, the phone also has the “Alpha keypad” layout in which the keys are laid out in alphabetical order. So now, we have a keyboard and a cellphone with keys for the new Rupee symbol fighting to claim the lime light. What’s next? Your guess is as good as ours.
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