This undated handout photo provided by TYPO shows the company’s new iphone case that turns gives your iPhone a Blackberry keybaord. BlackBerry, the company that made physical typing on mobile devices an addictive craze, is suing Typo Products LLC, accusing it of copying its world-famous keyboard.LAS VEGAS – If you love your iPhone but would prefer a physical keyboard, Typo could be for you.
But you might want to order soon. BlackBerry, the company that made physical typing on mobile devices an addictive craze, is suing Typo Products LLC, accusing it of copying its world-famous keyboard.
The idea’s great: With BlackBerry’s ongoing struggles and the rise of touch-only iPhones and Android phones, physical keyboards on mobile devices were headed to obsolescence. That’s a big loss for people who can use their thumbs to type as fast as 60 words per minute on a physical keyboard.
Enter the Typo Keyboard, a Ryan Seacrest-backed phone case that was showcased at this week’s International CES gadget show in Las Vegas.
Typo’s keyboard slips over an iPhone 5 or iPhone 5S like a protective case.