Comments on: I’m Dying to Get My Hands on an iPhone Keyboard! I Think!

By: Jonathan Hirshon

Jonathan Hirshon — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:22:35 +0000

I remember when I owned my Newton MessagePad 2000 of blessed memory – the external keyboard combined with Eudora for Newton and several note taking apps gave me a killer portable system…

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:40:28 +0000

If someone will manufacture a non-hack fold-up keyboard for my iPhone I will buy it. I’m a journalist and one of my jobs involves filing quotes and information to a rewrite desk while I’m on the go.

I’ve done this from my iPhone but it’s a real pain when I have a lot of information and not much time, which is most of the time. But I’d rather not carry a laptop around because I travel light. I don’t think an iPhone will replace laptops or desktops because nobody wants to spend hours staring at a tiny screen like that but there are plenty of occasions when real keyboard would make life so much easier for professionals.

By: tom b

tom b — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:45:35 +0000

“would I really use it? I’ve owned several in the past, and used them with various PDAs and phones, and while I got good use out of them in some situations (meetings, long plane trips), they didn’t change my life.”

Insightful comment. I’ve bought lots of stuff I didn’t use enough to justify the cost.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:56:48 +0000

Updated video, now with more typing and less lag.

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By: GregC

GregC — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:38:37 +0000

A Palm wireless (IR) fold-up keyboard and a Treo/Centro have filled in the need for a laptop/netbook for me much of the time – good for writing a more lengthy e-mail, typing up notes, etc. I’ve collected several of these keyboards and keep one in my bag and one stashed in the car. Maybe Apple is afraid of eroding notebook sales?

By: Chip

Chip — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:38:12 +0000

This opens up the door to an idea I’ve been knocking around mentally: what if someone created a dummy netbook, with just a screen and keyboard, and instead of the trackpad, there was a slot to slip in your iPhone?

That would be a great netbook.