![]() ![]() ![]() Little things, like not having to switch menus just to type a number or exclamation mark, feel oddly liberating.īeyond the keyboard, there's not much to know about this iPad accessory. Instead, you'll be overjoyed at the return of the cursor arrow keys and Caps Lock control, which are absent from the iPad. If you've already spent some time with the iPad's touch-screen keyboard, you probably won't think twice about missing Escape and function keys. Each function is represented with an intuitive icon. Other buttons include search, brightness, picture frame, touch-screen keyboard toggle, iPod track control, volume, and screen lock. For example, the key in the upper leftmost corner (where you'd typically find the Escape key) takes you back to the iPad's home screen. You'll also notice that the Escape and Function buttons found at the top of a typical keyboard have been replaced with 13 keys that control iPad-specific features. If you're accustomed to PC keyboard shortcuts for Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste (Control-Z, X, C, and V), you'll need to train your brain to use the Command key instead of Control. Just like the keyboard found on Apple's Macbook laptops, these keys have a shallow action of around an eighth of an inch, which may take a little adjustment if you tend to wale on keyboards like a typewriter.īecause it is a Mac-style keyboard, Apple's Command and Options keys supplant the Alt and Windows keys found on a typical PC keyboard. The keyboard is comprised mostly of half-inch-wide plastic keys that jut out from a plank of aluminum. With its grippy rubber base and 1.4 lbs, heft, the whole thing has been purposefully designed to stay put and reinforce the iPad against tipping over while you poke at the touch screen.Īs keyboards go, the iPad keyboard dock is fairly typical among today's Mac keyboards-which is a good thing. That said, a desktop is the natural habitat for this keyboard. The dock's integrated iPad stand measures 2 inches tall, making it a tough fit for many roll-away computer desk keyboard trays. ![]()
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