Knowing that it is very unlikely that Apple would ever release an iPhone Pro with physical keyboard, Mat Brady from planetmat has sent me another image of a potential accessory. It looks great.
Mat says that he designed the accessory answering readers’ feedback on sliding keyboards.
The slide-out keyboard has generated the most response from any of my suggested features. The general consensus stands firm on two opposing viewpoints:
1. Most people would prefer to have an optional slide-out keyboard,
2. but don’t believe Apple will ever “go backwards” and release anything like this.In response to one comment (Mike) I have created what might be an answer to a third-party product which could solve this dilemma.
Actually, not a bad idea at all. It would be even cooler if, instead of being a third-party accessory, Apple actually released a modular iPhone, one that could admit different accessories like these but without the added bulk of building them around the original design. [Planetmat--Thanks Mat]
Ten
Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 11:08 PMwheres the camera go?
Shaan
Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 2:40 PMreally? you like this? i think it looks horrible and would increase the size of the iphone dramatically. Sorry, but i would defiantly not attach anything like this to my phone
tpc
Monday, January 5, 2009 at 9:50 AMHence why it would be good as an addon. I would definitely get this myself, even if it meant the iphone was twice as thick as it is now, that’s still fine as it’s pretty thin to begin with. Also means you’ll protective cover over the screen to further prevent it from getting scratched.