Typo avoids BlackBerry lawsuit by releasing a new iPhone 6 keyboard
The original Typo keyboard case was a dream come true for many BlackBerry users who had converted to iPhone: a case which brought the tactile keyboard of your beloved old device to the best cell phone on the market. Then BlackBerry sued, and the Typo had to sit on the shelf... until now.
While the lawsuit is still pending, Typo has announced the Typo 2 for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 5/5s, a reworked version of the original design which slims down the case and aims to improve typing speed for users. There is one downside to the new case -- due to the placement of the keyboard, using the case blocks the Touch ID sensor, meaning you can't use Typo 2 and things like Apple Pay at the same time. For some users this will be a major drawback; for others the glory of being able to type on a physical keyboard will outweigh the negatives.
You can currently order the iPhone 6 keyboard from the Typo website for $99 and the iPhone 5/5s version for $79 directly on the company's website. Typo CEO Laurence Hallier recently told Re/Code that the company is currently developing a iPad version of the product and it should be available next year.
