Holiday Gift Guide »

Idea: Sony Ericsson should make a portable keyboard

Categories: Accessories, Sony Ericsson
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 at 8:48 AM

Here’s an idea – Sony Ericsson should make a portable keyboard. It doesn’t have to be Bluetooth though, they could use their universal Fast-Port for the purpose. After all that port is present on all their phones and it is used for charging the phone, connecting it to a computer and for connecting headsets. Let me make this clear – I hate that port, but if it’s already there on tons of their devices, they could actually make some serious use of that. Just imagine a scenario where you have a small foldable keyboard that could be connected to any Sony Ericsson phone. That could be useful for texting and even email.

Alternatively, they could make a small gamepad that could also take advantage of that port. Any thoughts?

About The Author

Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • asdf

    They used to have a portable keyboard for the R520. You plugged it in below the keypad and voila, you had a qwerty phone.

  • JC

    I hate that proprietary connector too… it’s awful…

  • Velisav

    jedno pitanje?za nokiu n95 8 gb kinesku gde mozemo da nadjemo softver?to jest klon!

    unapred zahvalan velisav sipetic

  • icasty

    They had a miniature keyboard (Chatboard CHA-01) for ericsson A1018 and the like. It is in fact still sold in some places for just $2. I bought 2 of them for starting. I am going to make them Bluetooth capable and able to communicate with my Nokia E51.

  • Frank-o-phone

    I had one of these in the early 00′s. Looks very cool, but damned if I could make it work back then. Also was kind of big(!? uncomfortable in my pocket at least)to carry it around. It was cool to look at and had a curved bottom. Time to go Back To The Future!