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3 won’t come with a tablet mount or the keyboard attachment of the L.Y.N.X. 9. Early Verdict It really is too early to say whether the L.Y.N.X. 3 will be a gaming controller worth forking out $79 for. Ergonomically it feels sound, barring the thumbstick position mentioned, while the option to fold it up is neat. As the version we tried wasn’t final or working, we’ll reserve judgment until we get our hands on the final product. ONJANUARY 23, 2015EDIT "TYPO 2 FOR IPHONE 6 REVIEW" Typo 2 for iPhone 6 Review What is the Typo 2? The Typo 2 is a third-party keyboard accessory for the iPhone 6, but it’s no ordinary peripheral. A slightly odd back story, involving a celebrity and legal feuds, has helped thrust it into the limelight. One of the founders of the company behind the Typo 2 is Ryan Seacrest, of American Idol fame.
The company was also taken to court by BlackBerry after the launch of the original Typo, designed to fit the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S. Seacrest and co obviously don’t seem to mind too much, though. SEE ALSO: iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus Typo 2 – Design It’s easy to see why BlackBerry is huffing and puffing. Typo’s physical keyboards look very similar to the ones you’ll find on classic BlackBerry models, such as the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Q10. It now seems to have evolved the design to make it look less similar, though the basic principle remains the same. The first thing we noticed after unpacking the Typo 2 is that it’s quite an elegant little number.
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The entire case is made of matte-black soft-touch plastic, which is unfortunately prone to picking up fingerprint marks, while the keys themselves are small, shiny and packed tightly together in four rows. In terms of buttons, you’ll find a classic QWERTY offering with separate buttons for individual letters, along with a spacebar, backspace, return, Alt and Shift. Numbers and basic symbols, such as commas and colons, are integrated with these.
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In addition, you’ll see a bunch of slightly less familiar keys flanking the spacebar, all marked with fairly self-explanatory icons. These are: home, backlight and keyboard lock. A slight design flaw means that, from beneath, the circuitry and backlights are visible, but only when the case is empty. The company recommends topping up the Typo 2’s 180mAh battery every 7-14 days.
After charging the Typo 2 via the Micro USB port that sits on its left-hand side, setting up is easy. The case splits effortlessly into two pieces: the bottom section, which carries the actual keyboard, slides onto the lower portion of the iPhone 6, while the top section does the same to the phone’s upper half. Once interlocked, via two fairly flimsy tabs, the case fits snugly around the iPhone. At this point, several drawbacks are immediately obvious. First, where’s the iPhone 6’s home button gone?
Yes, the keyboard covers the home button entirely, rendering Touch ID – one of the iPhone’s most prominent features – completely and utterly useless. The home button on the Typo 2 works as an ordinary home button should, and brings up Siri too, but lacks fingerprint technology, which is a major blow. Secondly, the case is excessively large and weighty.
The Typo 2 sticks two fingers up at anyone who loves the iPhone 6 for its sleek frame. On its own, the phone measures 138.1 x 67 x 6.9mm and 129g. The Typo 2 adds about an inch to its height, making it just about small enough to fit into a standard jeans pocket. At its thickest point, the Typo 2 is about twice as fat as the iPhone 6 – the extra bulk is very, very noticeable. What’s more, since the top of the keyboard sits right at the bottom edge of the iPhone screen, the bottom 3mm or so of the display is rather difficult to access with your digits.
Loads of apps use this area of the screen as a dashboard of sorts, which makes this another rather big issue.
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