New Apple Wireless Keyboard unboxed (and shipping)

FINALLY! A wireless keyboard that fits in my backpack WITH my books :)

I got mine and love it. I'm a numerical-keypad guy but this is so beautiful and symmetrical that I'm putting up without the keypad. I'm hoping someone releases a matching Bluetooth numerical keypad. In fact, I would prefer a separate keypad to an integrated one.

I really think (and hope) that in the future this keyboard will be able to be paired with the iPhone so that I could take notes in class on a qwerty keyboard without bringing my laptop to class. It'd be similar to the PDAs with the fold out qwerty keyboard. I have no idea whether Steve has this planned or not, or whether anyone else has thought of this, but I really like the idea.

I'm sorry but I'll stick with my current wireless! - That keyboard looks useless for video editing, I'll be hitting 10 modifier keys...

I know you asked about wireless, but I just bought a wired version a few nights ago.

I had previously tested it out in the local Apple store a few different times, and finally decided to give it a go.

I actually like typing on it (which is surprising as I don't like laptop-style keyboards).

I also like the small footprint, especially compared to my Matias Tactile Pro keyboard.

@17: I use the numberpad for everyday number entry (phone numbers and addresses, MM/DD/YYYY, CC number, etc). Since those numbers are typically in clusters, I prefer the ergonomics of a quick lateral shift versus stretching past the QWERTY row. Thoroughly mixed numbers and letters (like passwords) are touch typed as if the numbers were an extra row of letters.

I understand this keyboard as part of a living room HTPC setup. And I have grown to love the macbook style keyboard. But I would greatly prefer the utility of a fullsize bluetooth keyboard (and a decent bluetooth mouse) to allow my macbook to sit on a desktop stand without multiple USB tethers.

Does anyone know the dimensions of the new wireless keyboard?

I ordered the mouse and keyboard combo back when they were first announced. This morning I see that the "Ships by" date has now changed to Oct 15th...WTH OCTOBER 15TH!!! :(

I am really surprised so many people actually use their numeric keypads - for what? game playing? number crunching at home? I can undestand the need for it if you do a lot of spreadsheet work etc...but still. I agree with Pete, having the keyboard further to the right by removing the numbers makes a more ergonomic setup for typing. I wouldn't miss the numbers so much, but I think I would miss the Home/Delete/PgUp/PgDn keys etc

I wish there was a wired version without a number pad. I never use the pad and it forces my mouse an uncomfortable distance away from the keyboard. Either that or I wind up leaning to the left to type.

Sometimes I wonder how many people actually do much typing on their computers, since there just doesn't seem to be a comfortable and ergonomic way of having both keyboard (with pad) and mouse arranged on a desk...