One thing that many iPhone owners wanted, and Android, Windows, Palm and other phones fans criticized the iPhone for was its lack of a real physical keyboard. Since then, there have been many attempts to give the iPhone just that, a real physical keyboard but so far most have utterly failed, with some being not so bad, and others being not so good, but none of them being what you would call exactly great.
However, things have changed, as you can see, in the above video, as the iPhone now not only has a great keyboard accessory, called Spike, but maybe even the very best mobile keyboard of any phone ever, and one that can actually rival and maybe even best those found on the BlackBerry itself.
Spike comes in two models, the Spike 1 and Spike 2 and the people behind its creation are currently in the process of raising funds via KickStarter. Their goal to start manufacturing this great keyboard after raising some $75,000, of which, as of this writing, some $38,908 has been realised.
Spike comes in two models, the Spike 1 and Spike 2 and the people behind its creation are currently in the process of raising funds via KickStarter. Their goal to start manufacturing this great keyboard after raising some $75,000, of which, as of this writing, some $38,908 has been realised.
As seen below, Spike gives the iPhone a very BlackBerry look and feel, but unlike the BlackBerry this thing is built into a protective case meaning that the keyboard itself can be completely hidden from view when not in use!
Sweet I say, damn sweet!
So far the reaction of the press, to Spike, has been unanimous positive, with comments such as:
Think iOS – "So if you were counting on Apple to add a physical keyboard to iPhone, and have been disappointed from the company so far, Spike protective case seems like a good choice"
iJailbreak – "It’s just like the iPhone keyboard, but gives you feedback as you type away... A foldable physical keyboard case could also lure BlackBerry users to ditch their old devices and get an iPhone"
The Gadgeteer – "There must be 100′s of iPad keyboards on the market, but you don’t see many keyboards being offered specifically for the iPhone. The ones that you can find aren’t nearly as cool as the Spike Keyboard"
iDownload – "While we have seen plenty of keyboards for iOS devices in the past, this particular keyboard does something different, by making it easy for users to fold it away around the back of the phone and making the keyboard itself as easy to access as possible"
Geeky Gadgets – "Many have tried and failed to offer a good qwerty keyboard for the iPhone. Spike might be the best attempt yet"
Phone Arena – "If you like the idea of using a physical QWERTY keyboard on the Apple iPhone, and at the same time protecting your device with a case, you might want to take a hard look at purchasing one of the Spike models"
In conclusion, Spike not only looks to be the best dang-tooting physical keyboard ever for the iPhone, but maybe even the best dang-tooting keyboard ever for any mobile phone, period! No wonder Redmond Pie wrote:
"Spike is the most impressive iPhone physical keyboard + protective case we've seen yet!", and why Gotta Be Mobile also added:
"This accessory could make the difference between using a BlackBerry and an iPhone."
And that's my 2 cents 4 this marvellously sunny Monday, July 10, 2012
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