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I both love this and am horrified. It looks like it'd turn a Pro Max into a 9 inch tall phone. Since it's a case, you'd need a new one each phone upgrade. (I used to do this with the Apple battery cases, until I came to my senses and/or magsafe.) Although, I still occasionally long for the blind accuracy of the old Blackberry keyboard. I think I'd prefer an adjustable magsafe attached keyboard that can do either land…
The competition is any external Bluetooth keyboard (or, for iPhone 15+ users, external USB-C keyboards as well). There are plenty of such options available online on Amazon or Temu etc including compact and folding options.
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MagSafe supports my 'entire phone' bouncing around in my truck, and hanging on my headboard at night - it's more than strong enough to hold a phone to a keyboard.
I enjoy that your unwritten implication is that your headboard is banging around at night with equal amplitude to your truck.
Would seriously consider buying this if it were a case with a back-sliding landscape keyboard. Something like: https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/fd8703ad0b0ec545ac98701c39...
The Palm Pre was my dream phone
I both love this and am horrified. It looks like it'd turn a Pro Max into a 9 inch tall phone. Since it's a case, you'd need a new one each phone upgrade. (I used to do this with the Apple battery cases, until I came to my senses and/or magsafe.) Although, I still occasionally long for the blind accuracy of the old Blackberry keyboard. I think I'd prefer an adjustable magsafe attached keyboard that can do either land…
It'd be nice if the keyboard could flip backwards or slide away seamlessly.
A question I always ask is why we can't control our phones via desktop computers yet. It's 2024; this should be possible and mainstream without half-baked solutions like Airdroid or unacceptable workarounds like rooting your iPhone. I sit in front of a full-size keyboard and mouse literally all day, yet when I need to do something on my phone I'm forced to physically pick it up and use its horrible tiny little keyboa…
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I would love to a Droid 2 style keyboard for my phone http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/wireless/detail-page/mo...
Brings back fond memories of htc phones of yore
I both love this and am horrified. It looks like it'd turn a Pro Max into a 9 inch tall phone. Since it's a case, you'd need a new one each phone upgrade. (I used to do this with the Apple battery cases, until I came to my senses and/or magsafe.) Although, I still occasionally long for the blind accuracy of the old Blackberry keyboard. I think I'd prefer an adjustable magsafe attached keyboard that can do either land…
If it gains any traction, you'd be able to get a fairly decent Temu version in about 6 months from now for $30.
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I would love to a Droid 2 style keyboard for my phone http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/wireless/detail-page/mo...
The Astro Slide is exactly this. Although - good luck getting one. And once you have one, it's just OK. Missing some fit and finish both in hardware and software.
If I drop this it will die and fat chance getting it fixed.
If Linux arrives I'll use it as a mini deck-thing, Android itself is absolutely shite to use with a keyboard.
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I had an N900, and the keyboard was reasonably good to type on. The keys were shaped in a way that made it easy to hit only the key you wanted, without hitting adjacent keys.
The slide out horizontal form factor is so obviously superior, I’m scratching my head wondering why people are so nostalgic for blackberry keyboards.