Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/18/boxwave_keyboard_buddy_iphone_4/
iPhone 4 gets slide-out keyboard
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Posted in Phones, 18th November 2010 12:35 GMT
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Saddened that your iPhone 4 lacks a slide-out Qwerty keyboard? Soon you'll be able to add one.
That's thanks to US accessories company BoxWave, which is now taking orders for Keyboard Buddy, an iPhone 4 case with a drop-down landscape-orientation Qwerty deck [1].
The keyboard connects to smartphone using Bluetooth, so it has its own battery on board, charged using a mini USB cable and good for 45 days' usage, BoxWave claims.
It doesn't obscure the iPhone 4's rear-facing camera, its controls or dock connector. The only downside: it adds a fair bit of girth to the Apple's slim frame, though we've seen fatter phones.
BoxWave will ship the Keyboard Buddy [2] on 14 December, not only to Yanks but to the rest of us too. The accessory costs $70, and the cost of international P&P takes the price to $79 (£50). ®