Some of the locking/folding keyboards <used> to have problems with providing stable surface (they flexed)...and I think many have solved this early issue. This used to be only reason to ignore folding style. Something coming soon that looks kinda cool is the credit-card sized (bluetooth) keyboard from Freedom Input...supposed to be produced in march...but they've been hyping this for past year I think. http://freedominput.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=30 <http://freedominput.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=30> If I have 2 thumbs free I could bang away hard on this little sucka....N800 or folder keyboard could be better for 'longer' typing stints I guess. mike Daniel M German wrote: > > Mark> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Mike Klein <mklein at vxappliance.com> wrote: > >> Key travel sucks on them. Not a good typing experience. Hard to home > >> your fingers on keys. > >> > >> They do look great though! > >> > >> If you're not a real typer you will be happy. > >> > >> mike > >> > > Mark> I am definitely a touch typist, but I'm adaptable. I can use my Psion > Mark> Series 5 to good effect, as well as a tiny folding IR keyboard for my > Mark> Handspring Visor. (Too bad the Nokias don't have IR... of course I'd > Mark> still be lacking a driver.) They both have sculpted keys, though, so > Mark> it's easy to home your fingers. I'm not expecting a desktop (or even > Mark> full-sized laptop) keyboard experience. Apple does tend to place form > Mark> before function, image over substance, and hype above reality, so > Mark> don't get me started... > > Mark> But I digress. What I really need to know if it's *compatible*, as in > Mark> plug-and-play. If it won't work with the N800 or kubuntu out of the > Mark> box, I'm not interested. > > yes, it is. it works with the N800 out of the box. No special > configuration is needed. > > Mark> But if I could find something the size of my IR keyboard for a > Mark> reasonable price that's compatible, I'd jump at it. $80 for the Apple > Mark> keyboard is way at the top end of what I'm willing to pay, and then > > Mine came with a mac pro. I would never use it for day to day typing > (for the reasons Mike mentioned) but it is great for the N800. > > --dmg > > Mark> only if it will work with my laptop and desktop as well. $130-$150 for > Mark> something that cost the manufacturer $10 at most to make is not my > Mark> idea of reasonable (the "Stowaway" model under various brands.) The > Mark> even smaller thumb keyboards (akin to the built-in N810 keyboard) are > Mark> not an option, either, as that would defeat the purpose. > > Mark> There's a cool little device that projects an image of a keyboard on > Mark> any surface, but it's too expensive and won't work on a lap or leg. I > Mark> forget who makes it and what it's called, but aside from the coolness > Mark> factor and tiniest possible size for toting around, it also lacks any > Mark> feedback feel and requires a reasonably flat and relatively large area > Mark> to work. > > Mark> Mark > > > >
