Monday, May 24, 2010

Compact keyboards

With iPhone OS 4 coming soon, both the iPad, the iPhone, and the iPod Touch will able to use bluetooth keyboards. And it will be interesting to see what kool kompakt keyboards kompanies will kompete with.

Right now, a bit over-priced, you can buy and use some out-of-production products like the "Think Outside Stowaway Universal Bluetooth Keyboard". I got one, and after figuring out its peculiarities with no guide, it works nicely with the pad. And folded, it's hardly bigger than an iPhone. Good for when you want to write on the hiking path.


The stand is just a stand, no connections. It connects only via bluetooth. It's woken up by pressing Ctrl and both Fn keys simultaneously. To use the numbers (for pairing it with the iPad), you need to press the blue Fn key.
It's a pretty nice keyboard, but people charge $100 for a used one. And it's not made for the system of course. I'll bet those that are, will be simpler and more stylish.
Review here.

2 comments:

TC [Girl] said...

Eolake said...
"...kool kompakt keyboards kompanies will kompete with."

(funny you!) Say that 10 times! :-)

"...and after figuring out its peculiarities with no guide..."

I'm impressed! I would never have known how to pair it, since I have never done that, before! Good onya! ;-)

"And folded, it's hardly bigger than an iPhone."

Very cool! I guess this is it, hey? http://bit.ly/chy4VL

"Good for when you want to write on the hiking path."

Yes...or even just being "out and about" and not wanting to use that pesky(?) "keyboard" on iPad? Love it! (Is this your favorite keyboard, now, then?)

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

For compactness.

For aestetics, it's the Apple bluetooth.

For fun, the Neo.

For speed and comfort: my big PC keyboard (Old IBM style key switches).