iType, the Full QWERTY Keyboard add-on for the iPhone

Saturday, January 9, 2010

iType, Ion's full QWERTY keyboard add-on for the iPhone.

Ion, a company primarily known for their USB audio devices including turntables and cassette players, plans to release this full sized QWERTY keyboard called iType in early May 2010.

At a price expected to be just over $100, it is difficult to see its utility unless you are a frequent traveler or avid twitter user.

At first glance clearly this product will weigh considerably less than the average laptop. Additionally, as it not only plugs into a standard outlet, the keyboard also has its own battery supply. When the keyboard attaches to the iPhone dock, it will not drain the iPhone´s battery but, rather, charge it.

Certainly the iPhone is no replacement for a laptop but, I for one, look forward to this product. As I am a frequent traveller to South America, there are places where I don´t want to be travelling with my laptop for security reasons. Yet I have a need to be blogging and the touch screen keyboard simply wont work too well. This wil be a perfect and welcome addition to my gadget collection.

This is an article by The Apps Machine.