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Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone

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Post by lukeschlather »

SushiHippie wrote: post #69

This made me realise how much I'd love a physical keyboard on my phone. But not like this, this is too long and I don't think one will have a pleasant typing experience with this. I thought about this one for a few minutes, but I can't think of a good way to integrate a keyboard in a smartphone case, that will give you the experience of a blackberry or similar. The slide-out ones that you could use in horizontal orie…

I have a BlackBerry KeyTwo, which is basically that. It's great. If I could buy a new one with the latest Android I would do it in a heartbeat, the hardware is great and I'm sad you can't buy them anymore.

Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone

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Post by lynndotpy »

4death4 wrote: post #337
thom wrote: post #204

It’s incredibly rare that I can type even a single sentence correctly on the iPhone. In that one it came out ‘in’ and not ‘on’ for example. In that one I typed sample not example. I got that last one right! I see the arguments from both sides but it’s a real shame the design space of smartphones has become so conservative. Such intensely personal devices deserve to be more varied. If I thought I could build some sort…

This was true for me until the latest iOS release. The new autocorrect is markedly better. It used to be that at least 30% of words (not even sentences!) were misspelled. Now it's pretty rare. I think the auto-correct on the iPhone is even better than how I type on a laptop keyboard. Pretty crazy!

This was true for me until the latest iOS release, but then it got worse for me. The inline predictions were especially problematic, but they added a toggle in the settings for it.

I think this puts me in the market for a keyboard like this

Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone

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Post by blep-arsh »

kshahkshah wrote: post #363
obilgic wrote: post #353

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whats the verdict on temu vs aliExpress. I still find things %30 cheaper on AE while most of my orders are delivered within 6 days.

Out of curiosity, what types of goods do you get from those websites?

A 16" 4K USB-C OLED display (with a touch sensor even). It works exactly as advertised and looks really nice but is rather useless for me, to be honest.

Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone

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Post by bugbuddy »

grahamgooch wrote: post #384

Mechanical engineer here. The moment of the of the phone is going to shift it’s gonna be very uncomfortable to hold.

You don’t need to be a mechanical engineer to know that is contraption is going to feel very uncomfortable to hold.

There are actually a bunch of other negatives that the cofounder did not mention. You will also lose the ability to quickly type emojis(might actually be a good thing). No more autocorrect/prediction and the keyboard is missing some common symbols such as angle brackets.

Another likely problem with this keyboard is that the keys are too small because they are round. Square keys were the common choice for most cellphone keyboards for this reason.

Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone

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Post by OJFord »

kshahkshah wrote: post #363
obilgic wrote: post #353

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whats the verdict on temu vs aliExpress. I still find things %30 cheaper on AE while most of my orders are delivered within 6 days.

Out of curiosity, what types of goods do you get from those websites?

Anything where you're actually ok with all the NEUVWY branded junk on Amazon but want it much cheaper in exchange for possibly slightly slower delivery and a horrible browsing experience.

Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone

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Post by balaji1 »

silisili wrote: post #94
skygazer wrote: post #36

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.

Exactly, a fold-away/flip-away form factor that doubles as a phone-case might be better.

Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone

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Post by rabuse »

kshahkshah wrote: post #363
obilgic wrote: post #353

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whats the verdict on temu vs aliExpress. I still find things %30 cheaper on AE while most of my orders are delivered within 6 days.

Out of curiosity, what types of goods do you get from those websites?

Great, cheap flashlights with so many options for customization (Convoy).

Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone

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Post by Toutouxc »

richardw wrote: post #354
tomasreimers wrote: post #56

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...

I got an HTC TyTN once. I hated that phone so much. Keyboard slipped out, which I guess worked. It was the phone that made me religiously stick with Apple all this time. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_TyTN Before that I had a Palm 5 PDA, which I loved. So interesting that you can add features and connectivity and still make the thing suck.

That is interesting, I had a TyTN II and miss it to this day. The keyboard was pure bliss, the software was all there (browsing, messaging, photos, calendar, cool games - everything I now use my iPhone for). It had a nice chunk to it and made a cute sound when you slid the keyboard out. You could even run Android on it thanks to some nice people on XDA.

Re: Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone

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Post by Toutouxc »

bee_rider wrote: post #225
JoshTriplett wrote: post #209

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I had a few slide out phones and a few BlackBerry-style phones (not BB but Nokia) and I had zero issues with either. You could type a novel on any of them.

(I’m typing this on an iPad Mini and it’s really sad how terrible the experience is compared to those tiny phones with tiny keyboards that actually worked)

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