Have you been crying out to Apple to include a physical keyboard for the iPhone? Do you hate the software keyboard of the iPhone? Well, for all those iPhone users out there who have been pleading for a physical keyboard, ION is here for the rescue.
During CES 2010, ION announced that it will bring to the iPhone a full sized QWERTY keyboard called iType, which may be retailed at the price of $110 US Dollars. How does it function? Well its not as simple as you think. Due to the huge limitations Apple imposes on the iPhone, the iType keyboard can’t be used except with the iType application, which is a huge disappointment. In this case, you are obliged to use the copy/paste function, after finishing your writings in the iType application, you can copy the text into any application you desire.
Press Release: As posted on Slashgear
ION iTYPE TRANSFORMS iPhone® INTO AN ULTRA-PORTABLE DESKTOP COMPUTER
Full-Sized Desktop Keyboard Enables Fast, Accurate Text Entry on iPhone
Cumberland, R.I. (Jan. 7, 2010) – ION (www.ionaudio.com), a leader in consumer audio and entertainment technology, announces iTYPE, the world’s first desktop keyboard designed exclusively for iPhone. ION will unveil iTYPE at the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Central Hall Booth 11714, Jan. 7-10, 2010.
iTYPE is a comfortable, familiar computer keyboard for use with iPhone. This first-of-its-kind battery-powered peripheral transforms the handheld device from a touch-screen mobile phone into an ultra-portable computer. iTYPE features a standard QWERTY keyboard layout with full-sized keys and the complete functionality of a desktop keyboard.
Travelers, vacationers and other iPhone users on the go will appreciate the weight-saving iTYPE, which can enable them to complete trips without taking their notebook computer. “For years, travelers have wanted to find a way to get out of the office or away from home without having to carry a heavy laptop computer,” said Gregg Stein, Managing Director, ION. “iTYPE converts iPhone into the first truly complete travel-computing solution.”
iTYPE will be available from ionaudio.com during Q2 2010.
[via Mike Elgan]
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