Now this would be good. Whether you could then turn off bluetooth so that what you use on the cabled keyboard is saved by lack of bluetooth useage? Does this work on all devices with a lightening port? Of course, it could be a rechargeable keyboard and not use power via the lead at all, just pass data.
Which just leaves: what is it, where from and how much, so more of us can search for one. Thanks, BobH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Traci Duncan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 7:17 PM Subject: Lightning Cable Keyboard Hi all, I have purchased a keyboard with stand & a lightning connecter, instead of bluetooth. First, I thought this was a really cool idea. I liked the thought of not having yet another bluetooth device, plus none of the bluetooth keyboard issues. The keyboard has a dedicated home button, lock/unlock button, & a mail button. In addition to media & volume keys. What it is lacking is a function key. For those of you that use an external keyboard frequently, would this be a deal breaker for you? I cannot remember the commands I may be missing with no function key. It has also occurred to me that I can only use the stand for a device in landscape mode. I’m not seeing a way to use it in portrait & tuck the cord away. Lastly, & this may be a tiny personal gripe, but I find typing on it rather loud. Lol! It makes me think of hearing typing on Tv or movies. So, bottom line for me personally, cool idea, but not sure if the $60 price is worth it. Maybe if I regularly typed out long documents. I am going to practice with it a bit more to remind myself of navigation commands. Five years ago, when we got our first iPad, I loved using a bluetooth qwerty keyboard with it. ;) Maybe it has just been too long, and it isn’t my thing anymore. In any case, I wanted to write about this, because before a few days ago, I didn’t know lightning keyboards existed. It may be the perfect solution for someone else. Take care, Traci -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
