Awesome Keyboards

Minuum is a keyboard for Android devices that compresses the traditional QWERTY layout into one row that you can drag and resize. The quality of its predictive text input will make or break this app.

The EX Hybrid comes with a pair of Bluetooth accessories for the iPhone 5. The 2mm thick keyboard and gamepad can be easily attached and detached from the included magnetic case.

Elecom’s TK-FDP055BK keyboard smartly replaces its numerical pad keys with a touch pad to enable Windows 8 users to take advantage of the new gestures in the OS. Will retail for about $105.

The HHP2 is the ultimate minimalist keyboard. It has a compact frame but springy, full-sized keys, two USB 2.0 ports and capacitive key switches. Also available with printed keys.

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The Logitech K810 can simultaneously pair with up to 3 Bluetooth devices. You can switch between connected devices using the function keys. It’s backlit and has a battery that is charged via USB.

It’s a tad bulky to really fit in your pocket, but those looking for a portable keyboard should check out the Jorno. It shrinks to a 3.5″ square when folded and has a long-lasting rechargeable battery.

Combining modern tech and natural beauty, the Orée Board Bluetooth keyboard is handmade from a single piece of either walnut or maple, in Mac or PC, US, UK or Canada layouts, and three fonts.

A pocket-size version of the popular laser virtual keyboard, this compact new model pairs with smartphones, tablets and any other Bluetooth-enabled device to provide a tabletop typewriter.

For anyone who loves to eat and drink while using the computer (i.e. all of us). It’s water-resistant up to 11″ and has drainage holes to keep it clean and dry, plus its laser-coated keys won’t fade.

Like the R.A.T. mice, the S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 is all about customization. It has five modules that can be connected in a variety of ways, including a touchscreen and an adjustable palm rest.

Michael Roopenian’s Engrain is a prototype keyboard with keys made from a single plank of sandblasted wood. The consistent variation of the ridges on the keys makes it easier to touch type.

Art Lebedev’s infinitely customizable Optimus Popularis keyboard is now available for pre-order. The images on the keys as well as the large built-in display can be modified through a configurator.

The Brydge has a full-sized keyboard, speakers, a clamp that holds the iPad firmly in place and an aluminum body that makes it look like an Apple product. It’s certainly got the price tag of one.

The Matias One mechanical keyboard lets you switch between typing on your computer and on up to two mobile devices via a USB dock and via Bluetooth. It also has two built-in USB ports.

The popular mechanical keyboard finally gets a Mac version. Aside from clicky Cherry MX key switches, the Model S Pro has Mac-specific keys, two USB ports and sleep and media shortcut keys.

The improved version of BoxWave’s Keyboard Buddy for the iPhone 4/4S now has a backlit keyboard, with better layout and raised keys. Also has a built-in rechargeable battery that lasts up to 2 weeks.

Hatch & Co.’s SKINNY iPad 2 case lives up to its name, integrating a wireless touch keyboard (with tactile edges) that’s just 0.07″ thick, adding much-needed screen real-estate while typing.

While we don’t really think there’s anything that special about Roni Margolin’s concept tablet itself, the wireless soft keyboard built into its felt case is pure genius. We want one for our iPad now.

Turn your iPad into a professional synthesizer with AKAI’s keyboard docking station. You get 49 velocity-sensitive keys, pitch/mod wheels, drum pads, and it also doubles as a USB MIDI controller.

The Engage Keyboard from Smartfish is the world’s first keyboard that prevents Repetitive Stress Injury; its patented motion system studies your typing to subtly change hand and wrist positions.

Drab desktop? This colorful LED keyboard has been updated to plug & play with Windows, Mac and Linux – though software control is Windows only. Grab MuSkins to turn it into a music visualizer.

Touchscreen typing not your thing? Keyboard Buddy’s got your back. It’s a case with a slide-out Bluetooth keyboard. It has its own power switch, and lasts up to 45 days on a single charge.