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Seems cool, but the order they list the supported devices (iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows) tells everything about their current self-esteem.
To me this looks indistinguishable from: http://www.amazon.com/iWerkz-Universal-Foldable-Bluetooth-44... Available now at half the price.
http://www.amazon.com/Perixx-PERIBOARD-805L-Bluetooth-Foldin...
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The TextBlade looks fascinating. There were only demos of it running on iOS and Android devices, but I hope it can be compatible with OSX, Windows, and Linux too.
It's bluetooth so it's compatible with any bluetooth capable OS.
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>With the TextBlade, WayTools can deliver over-the-air updates to keep firmware up to date, something that's not possible with most keyboards. The TextBlade will have more functions six months after it's released than it does today. For example, one upcoming update will add multi-device support, and that update is coming a few weeks after launch.
Source: http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/06/hands-on-with-the-textbl...
So it seems that there is enough brain inside the device to handle it all, if I'm reading that correctly. Interesting.
For me, the quality of a keyboard mostly comes from it's ergonomics. That mostly means tall, mechanical keys that give me tactile feedback about 2/3 press with some space to go. I can't imagine how you'd cram that kind of ergonomic into this flat form factor. It really looks like a torture instrument for the fingers. Did I miss some important point here?
Ergonomics means literally the "law of work" and was a science devoted to study how to improve productivity of people without breaking them, basically.
Then ergonomics' discoveries proved useful for other areas.
Now, tall mechanical keys are a personal preference of you, but this does not mean it being the best way to do it.
One question, is that really a personal preference or it is just the way you had been trained to use a keyboard?. Remember your first keyboard, how it was? it was tall with mechanical keys? how much time have you been using(trained on)tall mechanical keys keyboards?
I used to prefer working sitting down precisely before studying human factors and ergonomics. Working standing up looks terrible unhealthy until you dive into the data and realize that most of the problems comes from women using heels while working.
Then I discovered that the remainder of workers standing and moving while in work are in fact healthier than those that work sitting down. Sitting down all day is terrible for your health.
So I started working standing up a little and using a stool the rest of the time, put my computer at eye level.
At first I preferred the old way, because I had been trained since child for working sitting down. But one or two months later, when my body has adapted, I discovered the benefits were enormous. No way I could go back.
It is difficult for people to change a habit, but young people are raised with tablets and they will find awkward the concept of tall mechanical keys. After using Apple's keyboards for long I do too.
Reinvented is pretty strong language here, this idea is far from new. I think this new keyboard looks convenient enough for those needing extreme portability, but also probably a pretty mediocre typing experience. In any case, this time.com post is just blogspam. Here’s Microsoft’s page that all the content comes from: http://blogs.microsoft.com/firehose/2015/03/02/get-more-done... And here’s another third party page…
Are there any detailed reviews on textblade from actual humans? Googling around i find only copy-paste advertisements, and to say that their website doesn't fill me with confidence would be a massive understatement.
This is almost perfect. They didn't reinvent the keyboard of course, and I expect the typing experience to be somewhat crap but still ... compared to a 5inch touchscreen and for $99? Wait - how in the world is a bluetooth keyboard not be compatible with Android 4.2, iOS 6, etc? [1] Isn't a bluetooth keyboard, a bluetooth keyboard? Is "support" defined as "exactly what is says on the label" (months of battery life), o…
You can find foldable bluetooth keyboards on AliExpress/DealExtreme/etc. for roughly 2/3 to 1/2 that price. Probably not BT 4.0 though.
This looks fabulous. In fact, with my big Android phone (note 3), an X Server, a Terminal app and Servers Ultimate Pro, I can basically bring everything I do at work with me in my pocket.
In fact I should give this a try http://linuxonandroid.org/ and be done with the whole mess. Though this will get you pretty far http://kevinboone.net/android_nonroot.html
Combined with an MHL to HDMI adapter I can even use a real monitor.
That said, the bluetooth LE keyboard market is going to be really thick with keyboards by the end of the year. Unlike regular bluetooth the LE spec gives you nice burst packets for a better power utilization.
I'll certainly give it a look, I've got a few bluetooth keyboards and each has been a modest improvement over the former.