Brando’s iPhone-Sized Bluetooth Keyboard For iPad

Infamous crap-gadget house Brando’s latest dispensable accessory is a compact Bluetooth keyboard that they claim is perfect for the iPad, which crams 52 keys into a form factor no larger than the iPhone in a device only half-an-inch thick. It costs $37.

I don’t get it. If you want to type on your iPad, you can use the on-screen software keyboard or connect a Bluetooth keyboard if you prefer a more physical and tactile typing solution. How is using a physical keypad the size of an iPhone easier than either of those options? The keyboard’s cheaper than Apple’s own alternatives, but not cheap enough to be so useless.

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James
Useless. Use the on screen
Tony
The only way I would but this product is if it came with an iPhone clip. So I could keep if attached to the back on the phone and flip it out to use when I need it. That’s an idea… “HINT” I mean, cough!
Tony
And I did mean to say buy this product. But my iPhone insists I use the word but instead. Go figure…
http://www.brooksreview.net Ben Brooks
How could this be more useful than the onscreen keyboard? I think you could probably get an app for your iPhone that would allow this if you really wanted too. This looks more cumbersome than it would be useful. At least they could have taken the time to make the keyboard look like it is from this decade.
Nspires1
I agree, useless. And for all the reasons already mentioned. I am just glad I actually read the article cuz I was ready to instantly dismiss your good judgement.
http://blog.mistersquid.com/ mistersquid
The real idea here is the ability to use the iPhone as a bluetooth keyboard for iPad.
Many iPad owners are iPhone users who have become very efficient at using iPhone’s virtual keyboard (portrait or landscape). The ability to use iPhone as a virtual bluetooth keyboard for iPad would be ideal for iPad owners who do not want to carry another device in addition to an iPad and iPhone and who cannot efficiently use iPad’s virtual keyboards.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Alicia-Hunter/100001738435975 Alicia Hunter
Being honest doesn’t it look a little bit “naff”. I just bought a ipad 2 keyboard, i found it here
http://ipadmad.co.uk/ipad-2-keyboard
http://twitter.com/KineticPearl Dean Thompson
I would prefer to see an app created that allowed us iOS converts to use an iPhone or iTouch as an iPad keyboard over WiFi or Bluetooth. Could see it being very handy, especially when on remote support. Carrying an iPad and iPhone around and using Citrix represents a more portable solution than a laptop!