Filed under: Hardware, iPod Family, Peripherals
Razer introduces feature-packed keyboard with iPod dock
Is that plain-jane Apple Keyboard starting to feel a little lax in the feature department? Do you find yourself wanting for, say, 10 programmable hotkeys and dedicated iTunes control keys? How does a built-in iPod dock sound, with an audio line out port for the ultimate in keyboard luxury and integration?
If your keyboard juices are 'a flowin, check out the new Pro|Type™ Multimedia Keyboard from Razer Pro|Solutions, a decked-out keyboard with all the fixins, except a cup holder. No pricing or availability has been announced, but we'll let you know as soon as we hear when you'll have yet another option for keeping your iPod front and center in your life.
[via iLounge]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Yve said 9:46AM on 8-21-2006
Hilarious! It has a gold plated USB connector for "maximum conductivity". LOL
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DrWho said 10:01AM on 8-21-2006
Gold plated or not, I kind of like the idea of being able to dock an iPod in the keyboard. One less wire to mess with. Hopefully it is USB2
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Richard said 10:08AM on 8-21-2006
What is this? Windows XP: Keyboard Edition?
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CW said 10:14AM on 8-21-2006
Back in May, I e-mailed the Razer|Pro folks. One of them said this:
"The PRO|TYPE will be available in September. Right now, I am not sure exactly which retailer will carry it but it will available at major retailers. I will have
more information as we get closer to the launch date."
I think I should bug them again to get more info, now that it's getting later in August.
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Andy said 10:20AM on 8-21-2006
I hope there's a bluetooth version...
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BobMac said 10:55AM on 8-21-2006
No matter how clean my hands are, white keyboards turn ugly. Where's the black version?
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Kambei Shimada said 10:59AM on 8-21-2006
I wonder how it compares to Tactile Pro?
http://matias.ca/tactilepro
Just a happy customer.
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Yve said 11:08AM on 8-21-2006
DrWho: "One less wire to mess with"?
I reckon that those who like to have as few wires as possible already own a wireless keyboard.
So for those people, it's one EXTRA wire 99% of the time (assuming your ipod is connected 1% of the time).
I'd prefer a wifi-equipped ipod instead...
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mroach said 11:38AM on 8-21-2006
So I guess the company that designed this is from the Isle of Man?
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Steve said 12:24PM on 8-21-2006
Gizmodo was showing same item last week but for Windows / Zune!
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/ipod/razer-protype-multimedia-keyboard-zune-dock-193958.php
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Ralph said 12:25PM on 8-21-2006
Make it ergonomic (like the MS Natural Elite) and black and you've got a sale. Probably a bunch, since I think the whole office'd go for it then.
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Victor Agreda Jr said 4:18PM on 8-21-2006
They were showing this at Macworld, and I wondered if it was more fantasy than reality... It ain't done 'till it's shipped tho!
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