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by iType, iPlay, iLove the iPhone: Two Killer iPhone Keyboards
Just about everyone is in love with the iPhone already, but it does
admittedly have some limitations. These add-on devices from Ion Audio
were spotted at CES 2010 and they’re designed to add a little something
special to the iPhone.
The iType
is a physical keyboard that you snap your iPhone right into. Anyone who
has ever struggled with the teeny-tiny touch keypad will appreciate
just how handy this will probably be. But don’t rejoice just yet –
because of the proprietary nature of most iPhone apps, you can’t type in
any old app; you have to type in the iType app and then copy and paste
into whatever app you want the text to appear in. A nuisance, maybe, but
it’s a small price to pay for being able to actually type on a real
keyboard.
One of the coolest, if slightly over-hyped, features of the iPhone is
its ability to create music. Instrument simulation apps abound,
including several that let you pretend that your iPhone is a keyboard.
But Ion lets you play a physical keyboard with the iDiscover Keyboard
and associated iDiscover Keyboard app. As if that wasn’t awesome
enough, the setup lets you use your iPhone as a mini music studio, and
it can be used as a MIDI controller for Macs or PCs.
Just about everyone is in love with the iPhone already, but it does
admittedly have some limitations. These add-on devices from Ion Audio
were spotted at CES 2010 and they’re designed to add a little something
special to the iPhone.
The iType
is a physical keyboard that you snap your iPhone right into. Anyone who
has ever struggled with the teeny-tiny touch keypad will appreciate
just how handy this will probably be. But don’t rejoice just yet –
because of the proprietary nature of most iPhone apps, you can’t type in
any old app; you have to type in the iType app and then copy and paste
into whatever app you want the text to appear in. A nuisance, maybe, but
it’s a small price to pay for being able to actually type on a real
keyboard.
One of the coolest, if slightly over-hyped, features of the iPhone is
its ability to create music. Instrument simulation apps abound,
including several that let you pretend that your iPhone is a keyboard.
But Ion lets you play a physical keyboard with the iDiscover Keyboard
and associated iDiscover Keyboard app. As if that wasn’t awesome
enough, the setup lets you use your iPhone as a mini music studio, and
it can be used as a MIDI controller for Macs or PCs.
