Seeking a Keyboard That Enhances the iPad

Fortunately, a market has sprung up to solve this problem: physical keyboards that work with the iPad,One stop online mobile store for all your iphone 3g accessories need like iPhone 3G Batteries, iPhone 3G Bluetooth Car Kits either on their own or as part of iPad cases. I tested four of them, and I wrote this review using one.

These devices all had several things going for them.The Monster Beats Butterfly USA edition looks very simple. These pair of sneaker features a white leather on the upper part with some red accents on the piping and outsole All were easy to connect with the iPad, either wirelessly via Bluetooth or, in the case of Apple's physical keyboard, a dock connector. They all had a row of buttons to do such things as control music playback or switch to the home screen.

But some of them were bulky, difficult to type on or awkward to set up. And none of them worked for scrolling through Web pages. Here's a look at the ones I tried.

Belkin Keyboard Folio for iPad 2 ($100):

The Keyboard Folio's material felt cheap, though it did look as if it might be somewhat stain resistant. The process for propping up the iPad or putting it away was complicated. The case was bulky when folded up, too.

Of all the ones I tested, the -Keyboard Folio had the most options for viewing angles, which I appreciated. But I could only use it in landscape mode, not turned like a skyscraper. It also took up the most space of the four I tested from about 9 inches to more than a foot, depending on how I had it angled.