ok, so i’ve been meaning to keep updates flowing on my frequent topic of convo – the lack of physical keyboard on the iPhone – but now i have not one, but two juicy glimmers of hope. yes indeedy.
the first comes in the form of the Nuu Mini Key, which debuted at a tech conference in september… have a squint at the gallery over on engadget, but here’s a good pic:
- Nuu Mini Key
pretty nifty huh? except (at time of writing) noone has picked it up for production yet. shucks.
however, today there’s a new fella about: Boxwave’s Keyboard Buddy. just a slider, not a slide-tilter (which in my opinion is better, more like my G1) and the keys highlights are white and a rather fetching blue.
(product site, via engadget)
- boxwave keyboard buddy
the Boxwave Keyboard Buddy is $70 but at least it’s available now. gotta say, if i do get an iPhone any time soon, at least i’d feel comfortable knowing i could get one of these.
problem solved. ok, nearly. it still has the issue that it’s technically a bluetooth peripheral and uses up more battery power than an attached keyb, but hey it’s the closest to a solution so far.
