{"id":155496,"date":"2010-01-08T14:01:06","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T19:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5443878"},"modified":"2010-01-08T14:01:06","modified_gmt":"2010-01-08T19:01:06","slug":"hands-on-with-the-ion-itype-iphone-keyboard-iphone-accessories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/155496","title":{"rendered":"Hands On With the Ion iType iPhone Keyboard [IPhone Accessories]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/01\/top_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/01\/500x_top_01.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a>CES, <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5443714\/itype-keyboard-from-ion-for-your-iphone-is-full+sized-half+baked\">gadgets like this<\/a> are why I love you. CES, gadgets like this are why I hate you.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #ionitype\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/ionitype\/\">Ion iType<\/a> keyboard is pretty self-explanatory, which means you already know if you think it&#8217;s a stupid idea, or a brilliant idea. If your&#8217;e conflicted, here&#8217;s a hint: it can be both.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> gawkerGallery(5443877,4,''); <\/script><\/p>\n<p>The keyboard is limited to typing in one app, not because of some kind of engineering shortfall, but because that&#8217;s all that Apple allows&mdash;third-party apps or accessories can&#8217;t serve as text input devices, which is why dictation apps are all self-contained. Basically, you can export to email, save, or copy text in apps like that, and that&#8217;s exactly what you can do with the iType&#8217;s bundled app. Typing is fine, shift and caps lock keys behave as you&#8217;d expect, and although the text input isn&#8217;t totally instant, it&#8217;s very close. A battery is built in, which keeps the keyboard running and recharges your phone for a few hours.<\/p>\n<p>It works, and its heart is in the right place, but that was never really the question. So, <em>does it make sense?<\/em> The iType, but a netbook. essentialy turns your iPod or iPhone into a netbook. A tiny, gimpy, flat, slow netbook. It&#8217;ll only be $70, so if you don&#8217;t have an iPod Touch, want a tiny-top for sofa browsing <em>and<\/em> are strapped for cash, then I guess you could buy one. It&#8217;d make a good icebreaker, too, as long as you don&#8217;t mind your new friend&#8217;s first words being &#8220;HAHAHAHAHA, LOOK AT THAT GUY&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You probably have a laptop already, and you should probably just use that. The iType should be available in Fall of this year.<\/p>\n<p> <br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=5328fbed08873dc15fc7994d5bc575a6&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=5328fbed08873dc15fc7994d5bc575a6&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"http:\/\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?eui=2226\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/K3g158eGOuvO5WAt5iCd7CEOpU4\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/K3g158eGOuvO5WAt5iCd7CEOpU4\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/K3g158eGOuvO5WAt5iCd7CEOpU4\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/K3g158eGOuvO5WAt5iCd7CEOpU4\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=VzN3ZQsBHoc:ikHTnfNVxl8:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=VzN3ZQsBHoc:ikHTnfNVxl8:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=VzN3ZQsBHoc:ikHTnfNVxl8:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=VzN3ZQsBHoc:ikHTnfNVxl8:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=VzN3ZQsBHoc:ikHTnfNVxl8:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=VzN3ZQsBHoc:ikHTnfNVxl8:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/VzN3ZQsBHoc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CES, gadgets like this are why I love you. CES, gadgets like this are why I hate you. The Ion iType keyboard is pretty self-explanatory, which means you already know if you think it&#8217;s a stupid idea, or a brilliant idea. If your&#8217;e conflicted, here&#8217;s a hint: it can be both. 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