On Jun 17, 2009, at 1:11 AM, James Fraser wrote:
>> Me too. Now that Documents To Go has been released (today!)
>> for the iPhone, an external keyboard is all I need to stop looking
>> for a replacement for my iPhone.
>
> Is an external keyboard something that Apple has added with the
> latest iteration? Or is this something that Apple still has not
> talked about making available yet (even via third-party licensing)?
My understanding is that it is something that Apple still has not
talked about, but it does look like they've done a lot to expand the
capabilities of their bluetooth stack, so I'm still holding out some
hope. I'd be happy enough with a dock-based keyboard, but the iPhone
screen is small enough that I really would prefer to work in landscape
mode.
I'll continue to hope and dream that Apple will quietly open the door
for this to happen. There are at least three companies advertising
iPhone keyboards ... to be sold at some undisclosed theoretical future
date. The only stumbling block here is Apple.
I'm hoping that DataViz wouldn't have bothered putting out Documents
to Go unless they had some knowledge that there would be a keyboard to
go with it. That is what is called, in industry jargon, wishful
thinking.
Steve
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