Typing on the iPhone's touchscreen is just downright awkward. That's why we're excited about this BTKeyMini, a Bluetooth keyboard for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The diminutive device has a cover that doubles as a holder for your iPhone, folding up into a tiny package that should fit nicely in the smallest of briefcases.
Sure beats lugging around a laptop. It will require another battery, though, and the iPhone's lack of copy/cut/paste might make some typing chores a bit cumbersome. But still, this is a breakthrough, one more capability that brings the iPhone a step closer to replacing laptops altogether in many situations.
The main question now: when will this wireless trinket become available? It was first announced in January, and appeared for pre-order in August — but there's no telling when it will actually roll out for real. Maybe by the time this $92 convenience item ships, the iPhone will finally be capable of copy/cut/paste.
AVALive, via CrunchGear
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By Nonya at 2:58 PM ON 11/06/08
Ok DVICE, figure out what you think. Is the iPhone keyboard nice, or stupid. You ran a story yesterday with the exact opposite feel: "iPhone gets ruined with an add-on physical keyboard" - http://dvice.com/archives/2008/11/iphone_gets_rui.php
By imotionsrt4 at 8:04 AM ON 11/07/08
@Nonya
I think it's required that they try to fit the word "iphone" in as many articles as possible.
Just check out this article about the Pomera mini word processor being "the Anti-Iphone".....
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/10/the_antiiphone.php#comments
By Deaf-Mute at 1:11 PM ON 11/07/08
@both
Is it not possible that they changed the article to better suit the site? Maybe they tested the product and really found it was more convenient than their first take on it lead them to believe.
Or, rather than bash the product, they in a journalistic manner bring the information to the front page, for you to know about the product and decide for yourself the use of the product in your life.
Just two thoughts, but, I don't think it should seem that odd that a review site would re-write an article.
By CoolProducts at 1:21 PM ON 11/07/08
@ Nonya
The other article was in reference to an actual attachment to the iphone that someone added, so I don't feel the two articles are similar.
By iWishihadthis at 8:00 PM ON 11/08/08
I hate typing on my iPhone.