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04-30-2012, 06:00 PM

Jeff Campbell

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Wired Keyboard for iPad? Yep

http://www.cultofmac.com/163903/kic...board-for-ipad/

"Who says iPad keyboards have to run on Bluetooth? Not MacAlly, that's for sure. The iKey30 is a good ol' USB keyboard which sports a 30-pin dock connector on the end of its cable, and comes with an almost ridiculous number of special function keys."

Not sure why you would want one, but now a wired keyboard is available from MacAlly for about 50 bucks. I think I'd much rather get a Bluetooth keyboard that I could also use when I dock my Macbook Air. In reading the Macworld review, they did make the point that if you are in an area where wireless connections are prohibited (such as during certain times on an airplane) it would come in handy. I don't think this outweighs the downside though, what are your thoughts?

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04-30-2012, 06:52 PM

Lee Yuan Sheng Contributing Editor Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,503		An adapter for US$20 would've been so much better. __________________ Baka. Soku. Zan. - The justice behind the dysORDer.

05-02-2012, 01:58 AM

Michael Knutson Contributing Editor Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 498		Having -some- simple physical kb without batteries would be nice, as would an adapter. I remember a foldable kb for a palm pilot, way back when, made by ?targus? The asus transformer comes to mind, but then I think that I can simply use my MacBook Air. Maybe a rollable membrane keyboard, where that adapter would come in handy. __________________ "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." Albert Einstein

05-02-2012, 03:39 AM

Lee Yuan Sheng Contributing Editor Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,503		I was thinking of something like the KBC Poker, really. :P __________________ Baka. Soku. Zan. - The justice behind the dysORDer.

05-02-2012, 03:49 PM

Jason Dunn

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Originally Posted by Michael Knutson

Maybe a rollable membrane keyboard, where that adapter would come in handy.

In the past I've bought a few of those, back in the Pocket PC days, and they always seemed so cool...until I actually used one. What an awful typing experience! Just brutal. I think it's a shame the folding Stowaway brand keyboards died off...they were impressive feats of engineering and were great for typing. They'd have done very well in this modern tablet era...

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05-07-2012, 07:54 PM

Lee Yuan Sheng

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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

I think it's a shame the folding Stowaway brand keyboards died off...they were impressive feats of engineering and were great for typing. They'd have done very well in this modern tablet era...

Yea, I'd love a Stowaway back. *sniffs*

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