[Electronics-talk] Looking for a keyboard for my iPhone

[Linda]

Hi Roland,

I would say it is a standard, full size bluetooth keyboard.  It uses two AA batteries.  I have been using it with an iPad2 since October 2011.

> On Apr 2, 2014, at 6:14 PM, "Roland Hudson" <rollieshirl at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> I'm wondering if that keyboard works as well with the iPad? I assume the key locations are standard; that is, if there is such a thing in portable keyboards. Thanks for any help.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Rollie
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> 
>> HI George and list.
>> 
>> Apple manufactures a very sleak and I think rather stylish Bluetooth qwerty
>> keyboard that works very nicely for typing. You will need to pare it with
>> your iPhone in the first instance, but once the 2 devices are pared, you
>> won't have to do this again as long as Bluetooth is turned on in your iPhone
>> settings. There are several other keyboards that will work quite nicely with
>> the iPhone, but theApple keyboard works quite nicely for me. I generally use
>> the inboard qwerty keys for shortitems like texting and adding or modifying
>> my contacts, but the apple keyboard is a convenient and powerful accessory
>> for longer tasks such as emailing. Hope this helps.
>> Best regards,
>> Rob Tabor | CEO, Tabor Benefits Agency
>> http://seeyourlegalplan.com/259194
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of George
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 3:49 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Looking for a keyboard for my iPhone
>> 
>> Hi listers,
>> 
>> I'm totally blind and have had an iPhone since January, last year and I
>> think I got almost accustomed to it.  The main problem I have is that I
>> can't type fast with it.
>> I have to touch the character I want to type, hear the character (spoken by
>> VoiceOver) and then touch again.  This takes a lot of time, so I end by
>> writing on my pc.
>> I don't wont to use voice, because I care for possible mistakes.
>> So, I think that a small keyboard or normal keyboard might be the solution
>> in this case.
>> 
>> What types of keyboard are you using with your iPhones?
>> I know about the keyboard sold by the APH.
>> What are other options?
>> I don't need a Braille display with it and it doesn't need to be a Braille
>> keyboard.
>> What do you all suggest?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> George
>> 
>> 
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