iTwinge: iPhone dream keyboard? 794fe224itwinge1


If you're an iPhone owner who just hates typing on the device's virtual keyboard, Mobile Mechatronics has something for you: The iTwinge, a $30 Blackberry-style, slide-on keyboard that mounts right on your iPhone.

Now iPhone purists are probably thinking this should be called the iCringe, but if you're heavy into texting and emailing and aren't proficient with the virtual keyboard, I can see some merit in this thing. However, it obviously covers up a good 40 percent of the iPhone's screen, which would seem problematic.

Mobile Mechatronics says that the iTwinge Keyboard is Mobile Mechatronics is a typing "Skin" for the iPhone that "enables faster and more accurate typing through the use of our patent pending Twinge Technology." It also claims that its test studies show that an average user will improve their typing speed by 30 to 40 percent and reduce typing errors by 70 to 80 percent.

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