Freedom i-Connex Keyboard

❱❱ PRICE £28(£33incVAT) 

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Freedom was producing mobile Bluetooth keyboards long before smartphones and tablets became a worldwide obsession, and its folding keyboard design is a classic. The main attraction is that you still get large, near-desktop-sized keys, despite its small size. This makes long typing sessions very comfortable; we found it easy to get close to our full typing speed. The key action itself is positive, although a little on the shallow side, which is surprising, given the thickness of the keyboard (around 12.7mm unfolded). There are a number of thoughtful touches. Embedded in one half of the keyboard is a pull-out, folding smartphone stand; there are separate media playback and volume buttons running down the left edge; and four rubber feet prevent the i-Connex from sliding on smooth surfaces. It also remembers four pairings, so you can switch from device to device without having to re-pair. It isn’t perfect: there’s no rechargeable battery (it runs on a pair of AAAs); it doesn’t power down automatically when folded away; the integral stand doesn’t work with tablets, so you have to use the separate bundled stand; and it refused to work with some Android devices. However, the good points outweigh the bad, and the low price makes it very tempting. 

 

 

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