ok, then i don't understand why is that dock selling point!let's hope those keyboards drivers make their way to iphone too.
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iPad Keyboard Dock's Secret Button
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ok, then i don't understand why is that dock selling point!let's hope those keyboards drivers make their way to iphone too.
Since it's next to the volume keys I'd guess it might be the iPod/iTunes key.
On the iPhone you can tap the home button twice for the iPod. I don't think you can simply tap the home key twice in a row for the iPod on that keyboard.
On the iPhone you can tap the home button twice for the iPod. I don't think you can simply tap the home key twice in a row for the iPod on that keyboard.
let's hope those keyboards drivers make their way to iphone too.
I guess it's aimed at those who don't already have an Apple Wireless Keyboard. Some people may want one neat little package that is dock and keyboard as one to sit on their desk.
As for the iPhone bit...no idea so can't comment
If it really was a secret then it should have been harder to spot it.
If I was going to put a secret button on a keyboard, I'd make it a self destruct. You would have to tap it three times within 5 seconds to initate the melting, as any curious thief is likely to do when it does nothing the first two times. I would also make it stand out in plain site and paint it red. Maybe a little taller than the surrounding keys. Have it blink randomly to tease. Then I'd give it a better use if you tap it a fourth time within that five seconds from the first tap. It would initialize a sterilization of the keyboard. We all know how nasty they get in use.
If I was going to put a secret button on a keyboard, I'd make it a self destruct. You would have to tap it three times within 5 seconds to initate the melting, as any curious thief is likely to do when it does nothing the first two times. I would also make it stand out in plain site and paint it red. Maybe a little taller than the surrounding keys. Have it blink randomly to tease. Then I'd give it a better use if you tap it a fourth time within that five seconds from the first tap. It would initialize a sterilization of the keyboard. We all know how nasty they get in use.
It activates the reality distortion field.
My best guess is that they might leave it open to the user, so if there's a specific app you launch a lot you could simply press the button hot-linked to it, rather than browsing through all of your available apps. Just a guess, though.
My best guess is that they might leave it open to the user, so if there's a specific app you launch a lot you could simply press the button hot-linked to it, rather than browsing through all of your available apps. Just a guess, though.
Apple fanboys are castigated for saying "it just works" when it doesn't always. But if I had a dollar for every hour I spent trying to get various device drivers and supposedly working software to actually work on linux, I'd be a friggin millionaire. And yes, I can figure it out, I just don't want to be a sysadmin when I have real work to get done.
Well what I *do* think is a valid question is: assuming the dock+keyboard does have a bunch of iPad specific keys (e.g. Home, others?), will Apple allow you to remap the standalone BT keyboard to invoke these functions?
Presumably yes since they specifically cite the BT keyboard as a compatible accessory. But until we have clearer confirmation I may hold off on a dock order as I'd much rather get the stand-alone dock and BT keyboard.
Presumably yes since they specifically cite the BT keyboard as a compatible accessory. But until we have clearer confirmation I may hold off on a dock order as I'd much rather get the stand-alone dock and BT keyboard.
The key is for the accessory's. It switches you from the accessory and back while docked.
Or to put it a better way it "mounts and unmounts" accessories.
Or to put it a better way it "mounts and unmounts" accessories.
I just cannot believe all the people in this thread... 3 pages!
The reason the blank key is there is staring you in the face...
How much would it cost apple to manufacture a whole new set of aluminium plates to make a small volume of keyboards with that one button missing?
The answer to your question, is that this keyboard is a normal stock keyboard with a few of the keys icons changed. What could an ipad do with a control, alt and command button?
The ipad was designed to be cheap, and that means the accessories have to be cheap. Creating a whole new line of keyboards, with new machining molds and new templates just to remove a couple of buttons which may be useful in the future is a dumb dumb thing to do when trying to be cheap.
The reason the blank key is there is staring you in the face...
How much would it cost apple to manufacture a whole new set of aluminium plates to make a small volume of keyboards with that one button missing?
The answer to your question, is that this keyboard is a normal stock keyboard with a few of the keys icons changed. What could an ipad do with a control, alt and command button?
The ipad was designed to be cheap, and that means the accessories have to be cheap. Creating a whole new line of keyboards, with new machining molds and new templates just to remove a couple of buttons which may be useful in the future is a dumb dumb thing to do when trying to be cheap.
Alt key is often used to enter national characters in many non-English languages.
Well for my part it never crossed my mind that it wasn't 100% the same hardware as in the standard BT keyboard.
I agree with Essential Parado - Apple would never just "leave it blank." It's way too sloppy for Apple to just "eat" an unintended consequence of using the same hardware. I feel pretty strongly that they would absolutely do something with it. Time will tell.
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