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As concepts go, here’s perhaps an obvious one: take one of the slicker keyboards around – in this case Apple’s waif-like offering – add some Optimus-style OLED keys and a dock for everybody’s favorite cult smartphone, and settle back to reap the praise. The work of
According to the mocked-up product listing, the Apple Keyboard would go for a scant $79.99. Considering how much OLED keyboards go for, as well as how much induction charging systems will set you back, that seems mighty ambitious.
Still, it’s a neat idea and one that - minus perhaps the inductive charging, and its corresponding gripper magnets and rubber anti-vibration mount, replaced with a straightforward hinged or flexible docking connector – could certainly find favor among the Mac faithful. Check out the full (fake, obviously) product page in the gallery below.
[via Ubergizmo]
2 Responses to “Apple Keyboard concept with iPhone induction charging & OLED keys”
flatlander January 19, 2009
If you are right-handed, you’d risk sending your phone flying across the room every time you reach for the mouse. This will make more sense once Apple replaces the keyboard with a sexy-cool scroll wheel and moves the ugly old qwerty-mess to the monitor (apologies to the Onion).
NeutralLéon January 19, 2009
So the iPhone charges/syncs wirelessly while sitting on the keyboard? If that was the truth I’d totally buy it even though I’m on a macbook. The iPhone fits on the trackpad perfectly and I sit my iPhone there all the time to see if Apple Magic kicks in.
Neutral