IPhone case with BlackBerry-like physical keyboard that ceased sales due to patent infringement resurrected

A company named Typo Products who thought that the physical keyboard of the BlackBerry terminal could also be used on the iPhone announced the "Typo Keyboard Case" with a BlackBerry-like physical keyboard mounted on the iPhone. However, this was filed in haste from BlackBerry as infringing on BlackBerry 's physical keyboard patents, and "Typo Keyboard Case" was immediately suspended for sale.

BlackBerry sued company planning to sell iPhone case with BlackBerry-like physical keyboard - GIGAZINE


Seven months or more have passed since the lawsuit was filed, but Typo Products seemed not to give up selling the iPhone case with a physical keyboard during that time, so the design was renewedTypo 2"The sale of the iPhone case equipped with a new physical keyboard is decided, it is now on sale on the official page.

Typo iPhone Keyboard Case
http://typokeyboards.com/


You can tell if the Typo 2 is an iPhone case with a keyboard by watching the following movie.

Typo 2 Demo on Vimeo


"Typo Keyboard Case" was redesigned, and a new dressing appeared "Typo 2".


"Typo Keyboard Case" which was filed lawsuit and it was suspended last time is patent infringement here.


When "Typo 2" is attached to the iPhone, it looks like this, it seems that it seems that there seems to be no big difference between the feeling that you looked at and the previous "Typo Keyboard Case".


You can see from the diagonal that the surface of the keyboard is inclined diagonally.


On the back is a "TYPO" logo.


When comparing the keyboard part of "Typo Keyboard Case (upper)" and "Typo 2 (lower)" like this. The design of the keyboard is far from the BlackBerry-like design than the previous one because it is troubled if it becomes a sale stop again by "Typo 2". Looking closely at the difference between the two keyboard parts, the shape and size of the key are different, and the key sizes such as "ALT" "backspace" "enter" are larger in "Typo 2" , I notice that the frequently used keys have been improved to make it easier to push.


However, because the iPhone's Home button is designed to be hidden, it is a feeling that it is devised so as not to become too long vertically as much as possible.


Typo Products of the seller has described "Types 2 essential tools for business" and Typo 2, but how is it comfortable to use?


"Typo 2" is currently on sale at the following page, the price is 99 dollars (about 10,000 yen). When shipping outside the United States, a separate delivery fee of 27 dollars (about 2800 yen) is required, and when other tariffs and local taxes are required it becomes a burden of the purchaser.

Typo 2 for iPhone 5 / 5S - Typo iPhone Keyboards
http://typokeyboards.myshopify.com/products/typo-2-0