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Or you could turn your existing computer keyboard into a bluetooth keyboard for other peripheral devices for a fraction of the cost: http://www.eyalw.com/1keyboard

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What's special about this Logitech keyboard is the switch to select the pairing with 3 devices so you don't have to pair and repair all the time to use the device with your phone and then your tablet and computer.

Yes! And also you can take it with you to take notes efficiently with your phone/tablet at school/conference! One keyboard for all you devices, so you don't have to buy multiple ones or get used to each keyboard. This is brilliant! All of this just with a switch, without any re-pairing!

Same with 1keyboard - it does not need re-pairing. Assign a shortcut once to any device you want to switch between devices you want to send to and it's just as convenient and fast as that dial-switch of the Logitech should be.

I'm using 1Keyboard both with a Moto G and iPad mini Retina on a MBP 15'' Retina.

"fraction of the cost" - assuming you already own a Mac. For us non-OSX users, it is much cheaper to consider the Logitech :)

You don't have to own a Mac to own an Apple keyboard - they're compatible with Windows, OSX and many flavors of nix

But the app only runs on OSX.

Maybe I am just confused then. The link you provided is to an app available on the Mac App Store.

EDIT: dialed down the snark

1. It's not my link

2. Running OSX on standard hardware, Apple OEM or not, is not very hard...

1. I never said it was yours, I said you provided it.

2. I am not a non-OSX user because I can't afford to buy a Mac. I am a non-OSX user because I don't like OSX.

I didn't provide the link...Try reading usernames

Ah, my mistake.

>Running OSX on standard hardware, Apple OEM or not, is not very hard...

So... instead of just buying a portable bluetooth keyboard I need to build a hackintosh? Oh okay.

The Apple fans here never cease to amuse me with their asinine suggestions.

The link has nothing to do with the physical hardware. It's an application that shares the keyboard connected to a Macintosh out over Bluetooth.

That's hardly a replacement for a portable keyboard.

>> You don't have to own a Mac to own an Apple keyboard - they're compatible with Windows, OSX and many flavors of nix

On the surface, that's true, but there can be little annoyances related to function key behavior, etc. on non-Mac OSes. Apple provides a Windows driver, but they don't appear to offer the keyboard configurator in Boot Camp to non-Mac owners.

Existing mac keyboard. Interesting alternative though.

Or a slightly cheaper alternative that works fine, too: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/type2phone/id472717129?mt=12

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