pasting here a news just came across. lets hope it comes to India soon. http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/08/14/the-galaxy-keyboard-cover-blackberry-passport/
The Keyboard Case is a pretty simple accessory. Compatible with the Galaxy Note 5, S6, S6 edge and S6 edge+, it detects the presence of the cover when it is attached to the front of the screen, shifting the entire UI to accommodate the physical keyboard buttons. When attached, the device merely displays a virtual replica of the physical keys directly underneath, conveying the button presses through a capacitive layer below the Keyboard Cover. When it is removed, the Galaxy goes back to being a widescreen Android device. Samsung isn’t the first company to try this <http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/02/04/maker-of-typo-iphone-case-ordered-to-pay-blackberry-860000/>, but the Keyboard Cover is certainly the most well-implemented for a passive accessory. And while it lacks the high-quality metal frets separating the individual keys, and the lines between them, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that the company consulted with BlackBerry, at least from a legal perspective, before deciding undertaking to build it. Finally, it’s understood that BlackBerry’s collaboration with Samsung has extended to the hardware space, with the Korean company advising, or perhaps building, the dual-curved Android slider expected to be released later this year <http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/03/03/blackberry-to-unveil-three-more-devices-in-2015-including-a-dual-curved-display-slider-with-a-keyboard/> . Then again, Samsung could have conceived of the Keyboard Case with no outside input, which would amount to yet another tacit theft of a better product. Nirmal Verma Perkins Solutions 18002700624 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://accessindia.org.in/pipermail/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in/attachments/20150816/5ca954ac/attachment.html> Search for previous postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in _______________________________________________ Mobile.accessindia mailing list Mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in to post send mail to: mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
