Jelly Comb (a.k.a. Joy Comb) tri-fold bluetooth keyboard
I’ve been looking for a portable, occasional use keyboard to work with my fiancé’s Nexus 10 tablet. This dinky little thing fits the bill perfectly and with the touchpad mouse, is quite an unusual but effective addition to android. In terminal it produces all desired special characters such as # ~ \ | / `¬¦ which can be difficult as these essential geek keys are often missed, or fiddly to produce on a keyboard that (unlike this one) is missing the nuances and subtleties of the British lay-out.
It is of solid build, and I find the keys to be unusual but pleasant to use, even if I have to change my tempo and technique, which I think I have to do for all keyboards I use regularly. At the moment, I’m not pressing or I’m double-pressing keys occasionally while typing.
This guy has written a good review.
The manufacturer’s product page is here with links to international Amazon stores.
Buy it on Amazon UK for whatever they feel like charging today. Seriously, it says on Amazon, price £39.99, sale price £19.99 and three days ago, I got it for £17.99, so what gives?*
It doesn’t bother me that it is flexible and without a locking-open mechanism because it can’t flop open any more than 180 degrees – I can rest the middle of the keyboard against my lap and type no problem (not quickly, but not uncomfortably either).
It isn’t quite awesome for two reasons, in my opinion. It isn’t clear if it connects to more than one device, and after getting it on the tablet, it wouldn’t connect to a Microsoft PC. Other reason is you can’t disable the touchpad. But other than that, I really like it!
See ya!
* Six days later, it had gone up another quid.