iTypewriter Brings Tactile Goodness to the iPad
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Be hip, go retro tech.
Modern touchscreen technology has become a sort of standard for new gadgets. While they may be the backbone of the smartphone and tablet industry, many of us prefer the tactile and audible response of clicking away at keyboard. Luckily for us, there are a handful of keyboard attachments for all of the popular tablets out there, the iTypewriter may just be the coolest.
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If you're the type of person who writes emails, documents or Facebook statuses for hours a day while on the go, tapping away at that boring tablet touchscreen just won't do. At least that's what industrial designer Austin Yang believes. Yang's design blends the technology of old with fresh modern gadgetry by offering users the ability to type away with all of the tactile satisfaction of an old school typewriter.
Unlike the previously covered typewriter USB keyboards, this crafty mechanical typewriter accessory was made by hand. Whenever a key on the iTypewriter is pressed, a typebar reaches across the iPad touchscreen to physically tap the corresponding letter. Unfortunately for us, the device probably won't be going into commercial production. While the device is certainly neat to have, the lack of portability makes the whole idea of a tablet kind of moot.
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Yes, lets stereotype people because they use a product you don't personally enjoy. Like a child getting mad at a person for enjoying the Red Sucker instead of the blue sucker.
Grow up.
RunsWindwos95 (Why you running Win95?) - iPad is no more expensive than the tablets from Asus, Samsung, Sony or Toshiba.
And I *DO* relax and use an iPad for web browsing... even thou I have a powerful desktop with a 24" screen in the same room.
All tablets are toys to me when it comes to writing. Again, I don't see myself typing all day on a tablet of any kind or make since I already dislike texting on my smartphone as it is, and that's for only 100 words or so.
You're the one using miniature typewriter for your overpriced useless piece of shit. You need to grow up
Or a signal mast app?
I mean if you want to get 'retro' let's REALLY go retro :-)
But seriously, this looks more like a toy or joke item than something useful.
I know I'd not want to type on this contraption all day long.
How about a full size Keyboard instead ?
USB or Bluetooth will do just fine.
Or smoke signals. The camera can sure read them :-)
Next step: powered iPad Typewriter!
And delude himself into thinking he looks tech-hip while making a fool of himself. Welcome to the world of iTards....
this thing is a totally ridiculous trinket