Not sure you understand the definition of "upset" or how to use it.
He was not upset; you’re just trying to reframe what he said to make him appear like an unreasonable and hysterical person.
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Brydge Introduces iPad Pro Keyboard With Multi-Touch Trackpad, Also Teases Standalone Trackpad
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He was not upset; you’re just trying to reframe what he said to make him appear like an unreasonable and hysterical person.
Nor can you use an Apple Pencil with a Mac!
nor can you use an Apple Pencil with your Mac. There will be a huge group of people jumping at this addition to their iPad.
When I travelled to Europe from Australia, carrying around my iPad 10.5 with Brydge was a great combination, but when I was doing invoicing, it was a little difficult multitasking. This was before iOS 13 came out though, so if I were to repeat the experience now, it would be much smoother. The update the the keyboard seems to fit existing iPad Pro users more, but this is a nice niche product, and as an outright purchase with an iPad Pro, you are much better off getting an Air.
And if you're using a keyboard anyways, using a trackpad/mouse is way more comfortable than reaching up to touch a screen
Cool. I'm glad a third party is taking this brave step. I've been using only an iPad for remote work for about 9 months as an experiment. With a keyboard it's great for emails, web browsing and I can remote in to macOS or Windows to do more complex tasks as needed. Moving the mouse that would be really helpful and I tested with a Bluetooth mouse. Although not the same as full blown mouse UI, it does help to use the assisted mode with remote programs like LogMeIn.
Why do I do this? Because instant recovery of a lost of stolen iPad via cloud backup is a a great iOS/ iPadOS feature. Always on/ instant boot/unlock of iPadOS. Smaller size and weight. Built in cellular, etc. The iPad Air 2019 is a great mobile device at an incredible price point. And only getting more so. If I was coding or doing something one can only do with a desktop OS, I'd use a traditional laptop, but for much of today's work, that's not necessary. YMMV.
As an aside, I hope Brydge makes an app to make key codes configurable. It would be incredibly useful for remote programs like LogMeIn to be able to remap keys to best support the remote machine.
Why do I do this? Because instant recovery of a lost of stolen iPad via cloud backup is a a great iOS/ iPadOS feature. Always on/ instant boot/unlock of iPadOS. Smaller size and weight. Built in cellular, etc. The iPad Air 2019 is a great mobile device at an incredible price point. And only getting more so. If I was coding or doing something one can only do with a desktop OS, I'd use a traditional laptop, but for much of today's work, that's not necessary. YMMV.
As an aside, I hope Brydge makes an app to make key codes configurable. It would be incredibly useful for remote programs like LogMeIn to be able to remap keys to best support the remote machine.
LOL. I think you are confused. Willing to accept half-baked is what Google fanboys do. Almost everything Google does is half-baked.
Either way, if the rumors about new camera, Brydge will have to supply new back covers.
Which is something they don't do now, as you can't buy the back covers separately.
I'm on this (would have to sell my trackpadless Brydge keyboard)! The main issue is if the iPad Pro updates use the same case style. That seems to be the rumor? I hope so, for the sake of anyone who buys these but might be upgrading.
Because of how many smart connector devices that are NOT available still in 2020 for a consumer?
I love the evolution of the iPad, from a big iPod touch to a 12” Macbook, cant wait to get one when it becomes a Cintiq Studio Pro
For some of us it's a nice portable version of the Cintiq with Procreate, Clip Paint, and more. 😉
Only a bit cheaper in some cases.
I agree. I dont get it really. If you are going to pay this much money and add this much bulk, why not just get the real thing that runs MacOS and designed with Apple's best in class trackpad/multi-touch gestures. You can get a new 2019 MBA for $900 on sale. I think an iPad Pro plus this $229 KB plus $129 Pencil is going to be more expensive.
They don't get it?
What's there to get? It converts a tablet into a 2-in-1. Nothing new here, except IOS. If you itemize cost, in effect you're just completing your 2-in-1 purchase a year later. Installment plan.
Take a look at the (very nice) Galaxy tab S6. It's got a track pad keyboard, that's probably not as good as this, although its more integrated and lighter. It also has Android, poor thing.
What's there to get? It converts a tablet into a 2-in-1. Nothing new here, except IOS. If you itemize cost, in effect you're just completing your 2-in-1 purchase a year later. Installment plan.
Take a look at the (very nice) Galaxy tab S6. It's got a track pad keyboard, that's probably not as good as this, although its more integrated and lighter. It also has Android, poor thing.
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get a Macbook Air it has a desktop class OS compared to ipadOS. Yes it doesn't have a touch screen or you can't use it as a tablet but if you are already investing on a physical keyboard then you are better off with a desktop class OS which has better multi tasking capabilities and other stuffs that ipadOS can't provide.
Once again though, if you invested into a tablet/touch screen it might be because you need or want a touch screen for what you do. The physical keyboard is a complement, not a necessity for some, as is the mouse. A desktop class isn't always necessary now with the new IOS and apps available. So one maybe better off now, without laptop, but some may want some of the conveniences to complement the experience they are enjoying now.
The first real cracks in this scheme appeared in 2019: www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3080618/bluetooth-knob-flaw
Going forward, I don't think it's fair to consider them well secured.
I have no issue using a tablet/touch screen for its purposes because its device has its purpose and function. However, slapping a keyboard with touchpad into it is over extending its capabilities specially if that tablet is running iPadOS. I can forgive Android doing that because it has a better multitasking and mouse support. If the reason for buying that keyboard is because you expect to do a lot of typing then it is better to get a macbook Air.
How do you overextend?
One can buy a discount BT keyboard, or use one that you have lying around. The same BT keyboard that laptop people often buy to turn their laptop into desktops. Is that overextending? Are you telling those individuals why don't you buy Mac Pro? Now in both cases you are taking a form factor and adjusting it to another that one may find comfortable as well. It's having options. It's why companies provide such products.
If I have a balance or majority of my use is the touch surface, there isn't any reason to think no matter what little typing I do, a keyboard maybe a nice compliment. Why wouldn't I make use of it if can, but it doesn't affect my primary usage.
It's always a personal preference of the consumer that makes the choice between an iPad or Macbook. There's nothing that says adapting that experience to another is over extending or that it has to have a set purpose if there are tools that allow you to do otherwise.
It is over extending because of the OS. You can slap a very expensive or a very low latency bluetooth external keyboard with trackpad into an iPad but it is still running on a gimp OS. Its different when using Macbook Pro in clamshell mode as a desktop replacement because when you do it you are experiencing a full desktop replacement because of the OS experience.
For me when you transform a device from one form factor to another, the transformation should include transformation of features from mobile to a laptop/desktop class experience.
You're still focusing on the importance over an OS being a desktop OS. There's ( at least on a Pro ) no gimping, no issues, because one uses a keyboard. Mouse support was only recently added, but isn't considered a necessity by Apple because of the touch screen. The wonderful thing though is that Apple does allow for the option to use mouse support if one opts to use it.
I'm still not sure on what gimping you imagine is going on if you haven't used keyboard & mouse with IOS 13. Interestingly one of the best choices is the M$ Arc mouse, which is great to use. With a MX mouse there's a surprising number of things you can program to the various buttons that one may not expect with an IOS device.
The weight is necessary, otherwise the iPad would tip over with the hinge extended too far back.
I have also found that if I drop an iPad with a Brydge keyboard attached, the keyboard absorbs the impact because it hits the floor first.