{"id":543283,"date":"2010-04-26T09:44:16","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T13:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/?p=62526"},"modified":"2010-04-26T09:44:16","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T13:44:16","slug":"stowaway-portable-keyboard-revived-by-thanko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/543283","title":{"rendered":"Stowaway Portable Keyboard Revived by Thanko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Thanko USB keyboard folded\" src=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/thanko-usb-keyboard-folded.jpg?w=300&#038;h=153\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-62529\" \/>The Stowaway Portable Keyboard still ranks as my favorite portable keyboard of all time. The Bluetooth version I have has stood the test of time, at least 5 years, and found new life as an outstanding keyboard to be used with the iPad. It&#8217;s too bad that Stowaway has gone away, and the company that bought the rights to the Stowaway line shut it down a couple of years ago. Good technology never dies, and Asian gadget maker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thanko.jp\/product\/pc\/keyboard\/usb-fold-keyboard.html\">Thanko has a USB portable keyboard<\/a> that looks exactly like the Stowaway.<\/p>\n<p>Since <a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/2010\/04\/22\/blogging-on-the-ipad\/\">showing the Stowaway in use with my iPad,<\/a> I have been inundated with requests from readers wanting to know where to find one. Searches online have turned up empty, but this keyboard by Thanko is available now.<\/p>\n<p>The original Stowaway keyboard was available in both a USB and a Bluetooth version. The Bluetooth version is the one I use, and the wireless connectivity makes it a solid partner with the iPad. The Thanko version that is now being sold is USB only, unfortunately. This model may work with the iPad <a href=\"http:\/\/store.apple.com\/us\/product\/MC531ZM\/A?fnode=MTc0MjU4NjE&amp;mco=MTc0Njk4NzU\">using the photo accessory <\/a>that has a USB port, but that is not a given. Hopefully Thanko will also offer a Bluetooth version. They&#8217;d sell a lot of these to iPad owners, I believe. 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The Bluetooth version I have has stood the test of time, at least 5 years, and found new life as an outstanding keyboard to be used with the iPad. 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