Many people type like a grandpa on thir iPad but they’ve never really wanted a physical keyboard for it because it’d be a pain carrying the damn thing. This iKeyboard, however, looks like it’d be the perfect compromise.

The iKeyboard lays on top of your iPad and has cutouts that fit the iPad’s touch keys perfectly. There’s a thin layer of film within each key cutout that when pressed, presses into the iPad key. Not only does that film let you rest your hands on the keyboard without touching the screen, it gives you tactile feedback that most of us need. And since it’s not really a keyboard by itself, the overall size of the iKeyboard is much smaller than the Apple Bluetooth keyboard. If you’re interested in the iKeyboard, head to Kickstarter and donate to the project.

One different iPad keyboard

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This aluminum case stands up your iPad 2 in either portrait or landscape modes, and its keyboard, rechargeable via USB, pairs up with your iPad via Bluetooth. Shipping starts on April 19 The best news is, the case and keyboard are a mere 0.54 inches thin and that’s not going to add much thickness to your sleek tablet. By the way, if you have an original iPad, Zagg makes a similar case for that too, with or without the keyboard.

Logitech is offering this case with the cooperation of Zagg, also known for its “invisible shield” screen protectors for various devices like mobile phones. According to The Wall Street Journal, this mashup of Logitech and Zagg is the result of agreement the two companies made recently, where Logitech will be marketing, manufacturing and distributing the case, while Zagg retains the right to sell it on its website.

At its price of $100, there are certainly lots of cheaper stands and even aluminum cases such as the gorgeous Joby Ori — available for the iPad 2. But this is the only one we’ve seen that gives you all three functions — stand, keyboard and case in one attractive package.

Logitech Zaggmate case with keyboard for iPad 2

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BTstack (btstack.googlecode.com) allows nomadic use of Bluetooth input devices with the iPhone.

iPhone with Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse

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Essentially a screen protector, the 4iThumbs has raised bumps that match each key on the iPhone’s onscreen keyboard. The 4iThumbs Keyboard is available at US$14.95 for the portrait mode version, US$16.95 for the landscape-oriented one, or US$19.95 for both.

Hardware Keyboard For iPhone by 4iThumbs

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A new keyboard called the iTwinge had been unveiled for the iPhone that is similar to the Blackberry keyboard. The iTwinge will cost you $30 and is sort of like a half sleeve with a keyboard built in.

iTwinge keyboard mounts to iPhone

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Bluetooth mini-keyboard for iPhone

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