iPad Bluetooth Keyboard at a bargain

Are you looking and looking for a wireless bluetooth keyboard for your iPad, read this article to help you decide if this one is right for you.

Recently I was in need of a keyboard for my iPad 2, I as checking online and found several but easily over $50 dollars. Until I found an iPad Generic Bluetooth keyboard that looks like the keyboard Apple sells for $60 dollars for half the price at $29 and here it is pictured below.


This keyboard is great for the price it has the following pros and cons:

Pros:
- made of durable plastic for normal use.
- keys click is soft
- letters and numbers easy to read
- keys function with great response time. No lag noticed.
- Cost
- Easy to access battery slot on the back that uses 2 "AAA" batteries
- Has an on/off sliding button on the back, easy to access and protected
- Keyboard is tilted around 15 to 20 degrees
- Comfortable
- Easy sinks to iPad/iPad 2, only one time needed
- Easy access key controls above keyboard

Cons:
- Sink button can only be pressed in with small object not included.
You can use a pen/pencil or paperclip
- It goes to sleep to fast, if you don't keep it active it shuts off after 38 - 40 seconds. It can be a pro cause since it saves battery. Comes back to life in a matter of seconds.
- Not Apple material, lets face it, if you want something better you have to spend more, but this keyboard does the job for those beginner bloggers and people that want to save money.

Function keys above keyboard do the following:

Square key = home key to return to home screen on iPad
F1 = Search
F2 = Decreases brightness
F3 = Increases brightness
F4 = Photo viewer
F5 = hide or show keyboard
F6 = unknown,(empty space)
F7 = reverse skip
F8 = play/pause
F9 = forward skip
F10 = mute button
F11 = volume down
F12 = volume up
Lock Key = locks your iPad

I purchased this keyboard from Amazon, just type in the following:

iPad Generic Wireless keyboard

Scroll down until you find it, price $29 dollars plus shipping.
Overall this is very nice purchase and works really well for ipad applications.

Feel free to ask any questions below and I will gladly answer them to help you make a decision on it.

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iOS 5 introducing Over-The-Air Firmware updates

Apple might have a new update up their sleeves with iOS 5 which reports show might bring Over-The-Air Firmware update.

If they decide to use over the air update with 3G then more compresses packages are needed or they should only use Wi-Fi as a source of update download for huge files over 600 megs.

We will see what happens, but all the new technology on the rise it does not surprise me that this will actually be implemented for convenience and the fact that more and more people on the go are using tablets and handhelds than PC's these days for ease of use.

New iPad 2 and return of Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs shows up to new iPad 2 event held today at 10:00AM Pacific time and looks in good health.

Received standing ovation from the crowd. Introducing the iPad 2 to have the following:

Dual-core processors

Up to 2x faster CPU

Up to 9X faster Graphics

Same low power as A4 processor

First dual core tablet to ship in  volume

33 % thinner, only 1.3 pounds, lighter than original.

White or Black colors for AT&T or Verizon

Same 10 hour battery life

Dual video cameras

HDMI video out with a cable worth $39

Will come with iOS 4.3 installed, with improved safari performance(nitro javascript engine)

Itunes home sharing. It lest you get at all of your content directly over Wi-Fi and AirPlay.

Software included: iOS 4.3, Photo Booth, FaceTime with any Apple device that handles  it.

Price range:

	16G	32G	64G
Wifi Only	$499	$599	$699
Wifi + 3G	$629	$729	$829

WOW, and it will be available on March 11 in the USA.

There is more but these are just the details for for now.

I will update once more info is shown.

iOS 4.2 update for iPhone and iPad delayed

So new update was suppose to be issue through iTunes this past Friday 11/12/10, but no luck. 

Apple has delayed it until after thanksgiving right before thanksgiving weekend.

Looking forward to new editions, specially the ability to print any document or web page that you are on, it will help out a lot, including e-mails. I'm pretty sure several people have just stay with iPhone and not even purchased a laptop/notebook because they just check e-mail or search something online. iPhone just is the fastest and convenient way to do it.

We will see, it's about time for some more improvements in software. Looking forward to it, are you?