At IhnatCorp, Our Sole Product Is Innovation
Here's a sneak peek at my upcoming Kickstarter campaign: the Etaoin Shrdlu iPad keyboard.
There are those who insist that "real" computers don't have virtual keyboards. "If they can't take the iPad seriously because it doesn't have a mechanical keyboard," I reasoned, "then clearly, the more mechanical the keyboard is, the happier they're going to be."
Minuses: portability is admittedly an issue. But I'm addressing that complaint by making the carrying handle on the back a little larger.
Pluses: it connects to the iPad via Bluetooth. No unsightly wires!
(Except for the pair of 220V mains connections.)
Cleaning rag (pictured) is extra.
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andy.fpp, DevotedSatellite333, Ron Diorio, Erik Vorhes, and 42 other people added this photo to their favorites.
lewisfilms (14 months ago | reply)
Andy, steam-punk died last year. :)
Rock-Ola (14 months ago | reply)
Cool Andy!
One bonus for the iPad is that it's free of lead pigs!
I live nearby a living printing museum that has a working Linotype!
It could be that the iPads are really "Transformers" to protect us from the evil Androids!
rms2 (14 months ago | reply)
Is that a microfiber cleaning cloth? If so I could totally be on board.
Luthian (14 months ago | reply)
If it folds into a nice protective carrying case, I'm sold!
(That's the Waltham museum, right?)
Klifton (14 months ago | reply)
Ummmm. OK.
Bungidin (14 months ago | reply)
Liquid Metal?
rlbgator (14 months ago | reply)
I dunno. I've read that this thing is notorious for dingle-lock when operated in non-isomated motion.
Éothain (14 months ago | reply)
Cool!
dianaraines (14 months ago | reply)
Where's the Windows key?
andyi (14 months ago | reply)
Rock-Ola (14 months ago | reply)
Could you have imagined what the first iPod dock looked like?!
TroyOneOn (14 months ago | reply)
Couldn't you fix the portability issue by slapping a few dozen castors on there? I'm in.
danmiller45 (14 months ago | reply)
No, wait. I know some newspaper execs who would love to buy a couple of these, provided they get a state-funded job-training grant to provide marketakble skills for out of work Web page designers.
BTW, you were a smash on Chicago's 50K watt WGN-AM 890 on Tuesday assessing the iPad. The Sun-Times doesn't know how good they got it. Nice going.
rcrev (14 months ago | reply)
The shop I'm currently working in had a Linotype until about 6 years ago. It's pretty sad I knew what it was as a thumbnail. I Probably have enough parts in out basement to build a working one.
I love the smell of melted lead in the morning.
PS Type metal is not lead it's an amalgam of lead and other metal(s) usually tin.
stay-at-home-gypsy (14 months ago | reply)
Thanks, just what I was looking for!
Found via Twitter:
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Napunom (14 months ago | reply)
Shoulda been spelled IhnatKorp
willy8702 (14 months ago | reply)
Is that a microfiber cleaning rag?
purple0wl (14 months ago | reply)
Sorry. It's a bit small for my needs. I'm waiting for the iPad 3. More pixels for my buck. This should result in accessories of a more suitable size.
cybersquire (14 months ago | reply)
Love to get one! Suggestions for a carrying case?
ljenkins46 (14 months ago | reply)
Model 8 Linotype
www.metaltype.co.uk/photos/photo29.shtml
Obama Pacman (14 months ago | reply)
not shot with iPhone? Blasphemy!