Microsoft Universal Foldable Keyboard

[6Foot2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyhGGIkvAZU

 

From the YouTube page:

 

...Apparently released in July 2015 for the estimated retail price of $99.95...

[fairm010]

Haha £60 for that!?

[hardtailstar]

if it was cheaper i may buy one!

[LeMarchand]

Haha £60 for that!?

 

£60 at the rate you'd get from the Travel Agent, £99.99 at the "goods" exchange rate.

 

I wouldn't pay that much for it, but it looks OK - I'd buy one for £20.

[LosOjos]

I wouldn't pay that much for it, but it looks OK - I'd buy one for £20.

 

Perixx have you covered: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perixx-PERIBOARD-805-Bluetooth-Foldable-Keyboard/dp/B0083JE5Q0

 

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91VyPj3q9gL._SL1500_.jpg

 

OK, so it looks cheaper than the MS one, but it is a lot cheaper. May well get one of these for a portable R-Pi setup I have planned.

 

EDIT: also spotted this little beasty, slightly more expensive (£26.99) but looks nice and sturdy: http://www.amazon.co.uk/EC-Technology%C2%AE-Ultra-Slim-Full-size-Bluetooth/dp/B00QRQZQR8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1425466407&sr=1-1&keywords=folding+keyboard

 

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61qCQTIrnmL._SL1200_.jpg

 

Frankly, not sure why MS think a folding keyboard is a big announcement?

Edited March 4, 2015 by LosOjos

[LeMarchand]

OK, so it looks cheaper than the MS one, but it is a lot cheaper. May well get one of these for a portable R-Pi setup I have planned.

 

It also looks a lot cheaper! Good find, though I think I'd rather pay the extra £5 for the larger version which doesn't look quite as cheap:

 

 

That said, neither of them have that "looks cool" factor of the MS one.

 

That second (folding) one isn't bad though. Still not as stylish, but it's still a lot cheaper than the MS one. Now I just need to find a reason to buy one...

Edited March 4, 2015 by LeMarchand
Addendum

[halbaradkenafin]

Looks pretty cool but I'm not sure I like the "big" gap in the middle where it folds, I'm too used to standard qwerty keyboards that even those slightly curved ergonomic ones throw me off. Only device I'd really consider using this with would by my Surface Pro 2 but I've already got a Type keyboard with that which seems to be pretty much the same but not foldable (at least in half), I don't think I'd use it with my phone but I can see the interest in doing that.

[unixman_again]

Here's a cool folding keyboard which is a kickstarter project (fully funded too) Jorno It folds up to a very small size Jorno website

[JRowley]

Here's a cool folding keyboard which is a kickstarter project (fully funded too) Jorno It folds up to a very small size Jorno website

 

I think your definition of 'very small size' and mine differ slightly, that thing is huge!

[mikkydoos]

I suppose you can buy a folding MS bag to carry all ure devices in too ?

[Duranis]

I used to design folding keyboards for mobile devices back before Blackberry was even a thing when none of them had HID support and we had to hack together software to run them through the SPP profile

 

The MS one is nice looking but the massive gap in the middle is a pain for touch typing. The Jorno keyboard is never going to be made. There are a LOT of Chinese factories chucking out small Bluetooth keyboards now so plenty of selection out there and cheap prices (but also a lot of junk).

[Arthur]

Here's a cool folding keyboard which is a kickstarter project (fully funded too) Jorno It folds up to a very small size Jorno website

All of the foldable keyboards in this thread are huge compared to the TextBlade.

 

http://a.pomf.se/gendjx.jpg

 

I wonder what it is like to type on though?