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Adding BlackBerry-Style Keys to Your iPhone Just Got More Affordable
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Read the article. There is a counter weight to provide balance. Clicks costs more and does not offer that, so this is potentially an improvement on the existing product offerings
I liked Clicks, but I think it makes the phone too tall. While there's a lot of engineering challenges around it, I think a slide-out landscape version would be super neat.
They're actually a real keyboard brand out of china, since 2016 apparently. Meaning they have a longer track record making keyboards than the Clicks guys!
They are a real crap keyboard manufacturer! Read their keyboard reviews on reddit and you will run for the hills.
We have dictation apps too, but the only way to make them work on iOS, or iPadOS is to use the app, then copy and paste into Teams or into Outlook.
Most only use it on their computer, with Windows and Cerner.
Your name checks out. I’m glad you’re thinking of the, at least 6-7 people, who have something like diabetic neuropathy where touching something flat like a screen is difficult for them and actually need tactile sensations to be productive.
Can't say I'm surprised - lots of kb manufacturers are less than good. I never really looked into them due to being more of a low-profile kb guy.
Not diabetic neuropathy, but my father has extremely calloused fingers, and iPhone/iPad don't reliably respond to touch..same with trackpads....not that he would ever use this gadget. He uses a keyboard/mouse and a flip phone.
The touch screen is his F250 is resistive and that works.
My finger tips "memory" hurt just looking at this. Never again.
Also, isn't the wait distribution going to be kind of strange (top heavy)
Also, isn't the wait distribution going to be kind of strange (top heavy)
Ah, no. I like to look at pictures and make snap judgements based on no knowledge.
Cargo pants are going to come back in fashion just to lug that keyboard on an iPhone Pro Max Plus XL Edition.
The visceral responses to this accessory are ridiculous. You guys act like its permanently fused to the phone. I could totally see a use-case scenario for someone having one (like those mentioned above in the medical field where they have to have precise typed notes) and keeping it in their bag/satchel and only deploying it when necessary.
I'm off to the Ipad accessory forum now to go make fun of the folio cases and let them know just how stupid and un-apple they are for buying them according to the court of public opinion.
I'm off to the Ipad accessory forum now to go make fun of the folio cases and let them know just how stupid and un-apple they are for buying them according to the court of public opinion.
Why only the Max-sized phones? Clicks has always been too pricey for my liking, but at half the cost I would be willing to try one of these for when I'm at home.
That's what I can't understand. If you have a lot to type on your iPhone, just dictate it. I do that frequently and it works just fine, no keyboard required.
