wraggster
December 7th, 2013, 00:04
http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/9268ec4d5938e443d172b297c2da2e76/typo-keyboard-iphone.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/06/typo-keyboard/)The market for keyboard-equipped phones may be on the wane (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/20/bad-news-from-blackberry-4-500-jobs-to-be-cut-expected-q2-net/), but don't tell that to Ryan Seacrest (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/21/hdnet-axs-tv-aeg-caa-ryan-seacrest/) -- the American Idol host is convinced that messaging mavens need real buttons. To that end, he's jumping into hardware and launching the Typo Keyboard (http://typokeyboards.com/) for the iPhone 5 and 5s. The Bluetooth case turns an Apple handset into a makeshift BlackBerry Q10 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/23/blackberry-q10-review/), complete with backlit, sculpted keys that cover up the iPhone's home button (there's a small substitute key); we hope you don't need multitasking, folks. The Typo Keyboard will make its formal debut at CES in early January, and it should ship that month for $99. Thankfully, that means we'll escape a sales pitch during New Year's Rockin' Eve.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/06/typo-keyboard/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/06/typo-keyboard/