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Old 09-15-2006, 05:05 AM
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Default Mobility Electronics Announces New Stowaway Sierra Bluetooth Keyboard

http://press.mobilityelectronics.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=120809&p=IROL-NewsText&t=Regular&id=904714&

"Mobility Electronics, Inc., a leading provider of innovative portable power and computing solutions, today announced the launch of the Stowaway(R) Sierra, a next generation portable Bluetooth(R) keyboard designed specifically for smartphone users. The Stowaway Sierra portable keyboard includes five rows and full-size keys, providing the closest replication of a traditional desktop keyboard available on the market. Stowaway Sierra is the latest addition to Mobility Electronics' Think Outside(R) family of portable keyboards. Having shipped more than three million portable keyboards since 2000, Think Outside is the market leader in this growing category of mobile accessories. "The Stowaway Sierra is the ideal tool for enhancing the productivity of a smartphone," said Charles Mollo, CEO of Mobility Electronics. "With a fifth row dedicated to numeric keys, the Stowaway Sierra significantly improves the ease of data entry and utilizing Windows-based key combinations and features. Most importantly, the Stowaway Sierra folds into a compact size for easy storage. We believe the Stowaway Sierra extends our leadership position in portable keyboards and will allow us to further capitalize on the proliferation of smartphones and other handheld computing devices.""

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The keyboard is similar to past Stowaway releases, with full-sized 19mm-sized keys. Folded up, it's 5.0 x 3.5 x .9 inches in size. The press release mentions that there are over the air (OTA) driver installs available via the Think Outside Web site - a mobile-friendly Web site with CAB file installs perhaps? The keyboard will sell for $129 USD, though there's no word on exactly when it will be available. More pictures after the break.

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[they didn't seem to have a picture of a Smartphone, sorry people! ;-)]
 
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Old 09-15-2006, 03:26 PM
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Thank the Lord.

I have been crying out for a keyboard that was the same size and feel as my original stowaway I used on the clie way back when.

FINALLY!
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 05:56 AM
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Default Re: Mobility Electronics Announces New Stowaway Sierra Bluet

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The keyboard will sell for $129 USD, though there's no word on exactly when it will be available.
Seems to be available from Think Outside (iGo) now.
http://www.thinkoutside.com/products...e_product.html

We'll see. Ordered one. Like my BT T.O keyboard, but miss the numbers. Like the numbers on my HP BT keyboard but can't afford the batteries (it eats them).
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 06:52 PM
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Ooooh. A QWERTY for my Cingular 3125.... :beer:
 
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