Dear Cupertino,
The beloved Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. It has its phenomenal design, matches the iMac and the rest of the Mac family beautifully with its Aluminum casing. It’s easy to type with, and has been named one of the best keyboards on the market. Its nearly perfect. Although I believe, and many agree with me, that its missing some pretty major features.
For starters... Backlit Please! The Macbook Pro has it, the Macbook Air has it, why can’t us desktop users feel just as special? Haven’t you ever stayed up until 3AM trying to finish an english essay but don’t want a light on in the room and struggle to see your keys? I know I have! This would really be able to bump Apple’s aluminum keyboard to the next level of usability.
Trackpad. A major flaw with Apple’s keyboard that disallows you to fully utilize Leopard’s Multitouch capabilities. Haven’t you always wanted to use the same capabilities as your iPhone on your iMac? I know I have! Why should I have to click my way through photo albums when I can gracefully take 3 fingers and swipe them across a smooth surface? This trackpad would also act as a screen. So say you were listening to music a virtual scroll wheel would appear, or if you needed the numeric pad say for a spreadsheet it would virtually appear on the screen. You would also be able to use this as an Apple TV keyboard. It could be used for a future Apple TV browser and could use the screen as a virtual remote.
Not so much a big concern, although I would like to see this new keyboard with the same keys as the Macbook Air, black keys show less dirt and match the black on my iMac. Sounds like a done deal to me.
So please can you give us a bluetooth keyboard just like the wired one, except instead of a numeric pad how about a giant trackpad? Give me backlit keyboard with black keys and you have my purchase!
Thanks,
Ryan Stellato
14 comments:
I bought one recently and have been using it with my 02, it is an amazing piece and highly portable I can carry it anywhere I go.
Just cant think of doing without it anymore.
It can be seen at:
Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard
Hey I dont think that's what he had in mind... I think what he was trying to say was that it's the apple keyboard, just with a trackpad... Ayush what are you talking about?
wow ive never seen this before, this would be incredible for my mac pro. I really hope this makes its way to the market. Great post!
awesome ideas, man!
would love to have one of those!
Unbelievable, need ths for pro tools so bad! where can i buy one?
I would buy it right now, no matter the cost. Sign me up
I guess that if they put the trackpad in a keyboard they'd lose one of their USPs for the MacBook and iPhone : people would start plugging them into Windows machines (ewgh)
I want one. Where do we petition?
A trackpad would be great. Fantastic even. It's a no-brainer.
But I'd even settle for one those weird little mid-pad nubbin mousestick thingies. The keyboard clitori. Whatever they're called. ANYTHING that moves a mouse arrow would greatly aid in making the Mac Mini the next family room media/web surfing box of choice. For me at least.
Seriously why have they not done this yet. With this there really isn't a need for a separate mouse either. It's perfect. Although maybe that's the problem, they want you to buy both.
Would be great to see a wireless keyboard with a track or touchpad.
Even the old classic IBM solution would be enough for me - as the main reason for me is that i dont want to use mouse & keyboard if i do work from a greater distance.
To be honest i don't expect that from Apple.
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I want one too. If they plug into MS OS, they make more sales at apple.
Its insane that I have a better experience on my 13" macbook screen then when I plug into a 27" screen because my key navigation tool doesn't transfer
Great post! I was just surfing on the web for an apple keyboard exactly like what you describe! It's a great idea, why haven't they done it yet?! The giant trackpad could also be used like one of those wacom tablets. Although if the trackpad is smaller, it would make the whole keyboard shorter and more portable.
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