Hi, I'm getting the Ipad keyboard dock this Friday to use with my Ipod Touch this Friday. Before I go to the Apple store, do they have the dock extention connector cable there, or will I have to wait an agonizingly long time (smiles)? Courtney
On Jun 30, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > Thanks for that, but i really hope the Freedom i connex works as it is > foldable so it would be easier to caryy around with me if I need to type a > longer SMS or email. Shame the Apple keyboard was not foldable. Actually I > love the keyboard my imac uses, much nicer then my laptop but that is way too > big LOL > On 30 Jun 2010, at 18:30, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> >> I'm using the iPad keyboard dock with my iPod Touch, but here's a link to an >> article reporting use of the iPad keyboard dock with the iPhone 3GS at >> Slashgear: >> http://www.slashgear.com/ios4-iphone-3gs-works-with-ipad-keyboard-dock-video-2290908/ >> There's an earlier post I wrote on "iPad keyboard options" that has a link >> to the Gearlog diary entry about this, and also links and excerpts to Dan >> Frakes' article evaluating both the iPad keyboard dock and the Apple >> Wireless Keyboard: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg19393.html >> There are some other considerations that I've discussed on the viphone list. >> The keyboard dock is less portable than the Wireless (BlueTooth) keyboard. >> In order to support the larger iPad, it has a stabilizer base that extends >> out the back of the keyboard, so it weighs nearly twice as much as the >> wireless keyboard (21.4 ounces vs. 11.4 ounces, or 600 grams vs. 320 grams). >> It's about the size of the iPhone (very slightly larger), and extends out >> from the middle of the keyboard so that it supports the keyboard at a slight >> angle for easier typing. The stabilizer base also supports the back of the >> iPod Touch or iPad. It supports about the bottom third of my iPod Touch, as >> it sits on the dock connector, and is very slightly wider than the device. >> >> Good points of the keyboard dock are: support in fixed position makes it >> easy to alternate between typing and touching the screen, dock has a >> connector that allows you to charge your device while docked, and also has a >> standard 3.5 mm audio jack connector that lets you connect up to audio >> system or speakers (or, you could plug in your headset). >> >> Possible issues: you can't use a case on the bottom of the device that you >> dock (not a problem for me, since my iPod Touch case can slide the bottom >> half off), less portable (because of weight and shape), probably not optimal >> for docking the new iPhone 4 (because of the different shape design and >> thickness). Also, the iPhone speaker is at the bottom of the device, so I >> don't know how this would work if receive a call while typing. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Jun 30, 2010, Chris Moore wrote: >> >>> Does the iPad keyboard dock work with the iPhone? >>> On 30 Jun 2010, at 16:42, Esther wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Thuy, Donna, and Erik, >>>> >>>> Can you really do page up and page down on the Braille Display? I'd be >>>> interested to see a list of the navigation capabilities of the Braille >>>> devices. I'm writing up a summary of keyboard shortcuts for the Apple >>>> Wireless Keyboard and iPad Keyboard Dock. These are mostly the movement >>>> and selection commands you are familiar with, but none of the Fn key >>>> combinations that work on the Macbook to page up or page down (Fn+Up or >>>> Down Arrow), or to forward delete (Fn+Delete) work with these keyboards. >>>> This may be a decision, since the iPad Keyboard Dock doesn't have the Fn >>>> key. What's interesting is that the shortcut combination of Command-Space >>>> bar to switch input language keyboards works with these keyboards. (This >>>> shortcut key combination is in the list by Jacob Rus of Cocoa keybindings, >>>> and predates the existence of Spotlight, which was also assigned this >>>> shortcut.) >>>> http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~jrus/site/system-bindings.html >>>> The only thing is, if you want to switch to language with non-Roman >>>> letters, such as Russian (cyrillic characters), Greek, or Japanese, you'd >>>> better set your language rotor to "Default" if you want to hear these >>>> options announced. (And I'm really happy there is a language rotor in >>>> iOS4.) >>>> >>>> Erik, you can't assign new keys under iOS4, so unless there's a way to >>>> remap the key assignments on the Braille devices, I don't think you can >>>> customize shortcut key combinations. >>>> >>>> HTH. 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