LiewCF.com: “iPad Case with Bluetooth Keyboard Review and Giveaway” plus 1 more

LiewCF.com: “iPad Case with Bluetooth Keyboard Review and Giveaway” plus 1 more

iPad Case with Bluetooth Keyboard Review and Giveaway

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Ipad keyboard case bluetooth

Apple iPad multi-touch display is great for almost everything but not for massive typing. You’ll need a keyboard for iPad to do serious writing works.

I have received an iPad case with bluetooth keyboard review unit from EFO Gadget Shop. Read on for my review and how you can win the giveaway.

Review iPad case with bluetooth keyboard

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The iPad keyboard case uses PU Leather in solid black colour and smooth surface. It looks like a low profile black case, which is good if you do not want people to notice your iPad. With build-in bluetooth keyboard inside, the iPad case is around 3cm thick.

Opening the magnetic closure, what you get is a iPad pocket and a slim netbook size silicon keyboard (about 0.7mm thick). Again, everything is in black color. Keyboard characters are printed with white ink.

To setup your iPad with the bluetooth keyboard iPad case, you slide in iPad from the side of iPad pocket. It will fits well and won’t drop out. All iPad ports, switches, and speaker are not covered for your easy access.

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The silicon bluetooth keyboard is fully covered, thus it is dust-proof and spill-proof. Most of the keys (A-Z, 0-9) are full sized keys and others are smaller size. You’ll takes some time to get used to the soft and quiet keys if you have used to the “keyboard striking” feel on computer keyboard.

There are function keys to control song playback (back, forward, play, pause), mute, volume up/down, and shortcut keys to show/hide virtual keyboard and search iPad. At the upper right corner has a “Home” key which function like iPad’s HOME button.

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My only major complain about the bluetooth keyboard is that there’s only one “Shift” key on the left side, no “Shift” key on the right side.

The build-in bluetooth keyboard use a 430 mAH battery with standby time up to 100 days, and up to 90 hours of continuous working time. The charging time is 4 to 4.5 hours.

How to connect bluetooth keyboard to iPad

  1. Turn on bluetooth keyboard with the switch located at upper right edge.
  2. Press the “connect” button on the keyboard (upper right corner). The bluetooth LED will start blinking.
  3. On iPad, goto Settings > General > Bluetooth. Change Bluetooth setting to “ON” (if you haven’t)
  4. iPad will scan for nearby bluetooth devices.
  5. Tap on the device’s name (In this case, the bluetooth keyboard name is “KB6117_H”) to connect.
  6. iPad will popup a notification box with a random PIN code.
  7. Key in the PIN code on the bluetooth keyboard to connect.
  8. Bluetooth keyboard will connect wirelessly to your iPad if you entered the PIN code correctly.
  9. Done. Enjoy typing on bluetooth keyboards! (virtual keyboard will not shown if bluetooth keyboard is connected)

Here is the demo video of the iPad case with bluetooth keyboard:

Verdict

If you buy iPad to replace your laptop/notebook, but still miss the keyboard, then this bluetooth keyboard case for iPad might be right for you. It completes iPad with physical keyboard at a low price.

Pro:

  • iPad case double as iPad keyboard
  • Spill proof
  • Work for other bluetooth enable devices
  • Low price

Con:

  • no right shift key
  • soft keys
  • keyboard not removable

Price: $50 from EFO Gadget Shop

I am giving out this iPad case to my Facebook fans. Here’s how you can win it.

How to win the giveaway?

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It’s simple, just follow the steps.

  1. Visit the “Giveaway” section in LiewCF Tech Blog’s facebook page.
  2. Follow the instruction on the page. (Click “Like” button if you don’t see the content)

This giveaway begins now and ends Sunday, May 8th at 2300hrs GMT+8. The winners will be selected at random and informed via email.

I would like to thank EFO Gadget Shop for giving the review unit. Interesting in sponsoring? I’d love to hear from you. Get in touch with me via email.

Here is the Celcom iPhone 4 Business Plans, If You Care

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:55 AM PDT

Celcom iphone price

Oops! I was too excited about Malaysia iPad 2 and White iPhone 4 and I almost forget about Celcom iPhone 4.

Celcom previously ask interested users to pre-register iPhone 4 (which is 1 year late than other local telcos), now the Celcom iPhone 4 business plans have been revealed.Here is the screenshot of Celcom iPhone 4 plans:

Celcom iphone 4 plans

No “WOW” there. Too bad.

Seems like Celcom has no plan to attract people switch over to their network for a better iPhone plan. Based on the table, DiGi seems to still have the best iPhone plans offer. Celcom iPhone 4 plans may slightly better (more data quota) than Maxis iValue plans.

READ: Decision Making: Maxis iPhone 4 vs DiGi iPhone 4 in 10 seconds