Think of it as training wheels if you're wedded to a hardware QWERTY keyboard, this will help you switch to an iPhone and still bang out emails with abandon. It looks almost identical to the real thing, although it's not as well made.
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In fact, quite the opposite as it’s well made, has a decent battery life, a back light keyboard, and that velvety soft touch plastic (plus Ryan Seacrest is the founder). So in the end I can’t deem the Typo2 a bad product. Though to be fair, you can access the iPhone’s virtual keyboard by tapping the key signified with a keyboard and lock symbol on it. Moreover, there is no dedicated numeric keyboard, so each number requires an extra keystroke. Why? My typing never matched the speeds of the iPhone’s virtual keyboard. Which is to say I conceded defeat after 4 days of use and removed the Typo2. But because the keyboard is just too cramped for my liking. And not because the battery is amazeballs-awesome – though it does appear to be solid by most accounts. Related: Also check out our Une Bobine iPhone Lighting Cable review.Īnd speaking of using it, I wasn’t able to get through one battery cycle. Without, the Typo2 would be rendered useless half of the day. Yes, there is a backlight which can be activated by tapping the Lightbulb button. The variance will come with how much you use it and how much you use it with the backlight turned on. That in mind, the Typo2 charges via microUSB and claims to have a 7-10 battery life.
Not exactly the saving grace of the Typo2, but one worth noting.
So if one so desired, they could continue to type on their iPhone, or iPad (or any Bluetooth handset/tablet) from a far. Too big and you’ll have to remove the case.Īnd if you do (remove the case), the Typo2 will continue to work as it connects to the iPhone via Bluetooth. Where as the latter, the headphone port, requires you to possess the correct headphones with the correctly sized headphone jack. The former, for the most part, is a non-issue. Related: If you like the Typo2, you might be interested in our Tech 21 Impact Shield For iPhone 5 review.įlipping over the case reveals the necessary cutouts for the Lighting and headphone ports. And although that may seem moot, there were many times during my testing that I was greeted with frustration when I had to do just that. Unfortunately, it won’t wake the iPhone 6 from sleep so you’ll have to reach for the power/lock button. There is however a button dedicated (lower left corner) to home screen access. So bye-bye Touch ID and fingerprint access. Which is to say button familiarity is left intact. The volume and power/lock buttons are left uncovered.
You might also want to take a look at this interesting read about Apple’s history from our review of Apple then and now: A pre-history of the iPhone. And by most accounts this makes it awkwardly long and less than pant pocket friendly. That all said, the Typo2 case is fairly thin, though in order for it to exist, it effectively extends the length of the iPhone 6 by as much as an inch. The keyboard on the other hand is made from hard plastic, and perhaps rightfully so for the sake of tactile feedback. And while it’s made out of plastic, it’s that soft touch plastic that feels almost velvety. Which means it wraps around the entire circumference (head to toe) of the phone. The Typo2 is a physical QWERTY keyboard case. Whether you own the best iPhone or a mid-range one, the Typo2 can bring back tactile typing. So what now!?Įnter the Typo2 for the iPhone 6. But then you realized that you traded tactile typing for conformity. Finally, you felt like a someone! Someone that could attend lunches with coworkers and not feel like the pun of every joke. So with reluctance you made the move to the iPhone. You loved it’s keyboard but hated it’s operating system. This story isn’t uncommon: at one point in your corporate life you owned a Blackberry.