You've had chances before to keyboardize your iPhone, but never with quite so much elegance. The BoxWave Keyboard Buddy is a smoothly built, adorably named iPhone 4 case that crams in a sliding Bluetooth keyboard.
It's a great solution for those who want their iOS but whose sticky fingertips make onscreen keyboards a chore. And it doesn't look to add too much bulk, as far as these things go. But that's coming from someone who gladly saddles his 3GS with battery case bulk most days.
The only wince-inducing part of the Keyboard Buddy might be the price; if I wanted a slider that bad, I'd probably put the $70 towards my ETF or a new device altogether.
It's a great solution for those who want their iOS but whose sticky fingertips make onscreen keyboards a chore. And it doesn't look to add too much bulk, as far as these things go. But that's coming from someone who gladly saddles his 3GS with battery case bulk most days.
The only wince-inducing part of the Keyboard Buddy might be the price; if I wanted a slider that bad, I'd probably put the $70 towards my ETF or a new device altogether.
33 comments:
That actually looks like a great solution. If I had an iPhone I think about getting that.
Not sure that makes sense for an iphone - unless you're typing your life story.
I thought touchscreens were invented to replace keyboards?
cool phone
Nice. I like physical keypads better than touchscreen ones.
I think this is just useful for people who SMS much...i prefer normal calls
could be useful for those living on the dangerous text-while-drive side
That's really awesome but a bit too expensive for this kind of economy.
i like the idea
cool, might get this
oh wow very nice. Would get if i had the money
That is totally awesome!!! But you're right, the price is a road block for me.
first i'll buy an iphone, if i don't like the touchscreen i'm gonna buy this for shure!
i bought a phone today for 50 dollas, its great cause i like to keep my phones very basic :D
seems a bit expensiev and like it adds a bit of bulk.
Very useful. The touch screen keyboards are awful.
I'd like to see this in person to see how it looks and feels. Either way, there's a huge possibility I'd get this.
hmm could prove useful.
shame ill never get one :D
Very cool gadget. If I didn't dislike Apple so much, this might of persuaded me to buy an iPhone.
Looks handy, but does make the phone a lot bigger.
looks cool for the iPhone is really a true solution
Lol, looks like a beast :)
Looks cool but too expensive!
oh man it looks so damn cool though
Wow, that would really be sweet if instead of a keyboard, it was an awesome gamepad. Cause then I could pretty much play any game well.
Bet the battery life on the phone will die faster now...
nothing wrong with the on screen one so i dont think il use one
nice phone..
I'm not sure why anyone would want the iOS but if they must, having a slide out keyboard would be nice. Touch screen keyboards are so fickle sometimes. If only the screen didn't get so greasy so quick, I'd be much happier. Sweet post!
if i got an iphone, id get this. no doubt.
This would have come out ages ago if it wasn't for Apple's proprietary connectors. Mini USB ftw.
sleek
nothing wrong with the on screen one so i dont think il use one
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