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iPhone-Desire

The iPhone 4 has many great features, but the lack of a slide out physical keyboard is not one of them. This can prove to be so much of a frustration that we're sure that once or twice a month, every iPhone user will glance across longingly at a BlackBerry user tapping away on their little keyboard and feel the envy towards that firm little QWERTY keyboard under their fingers.

Some of us in the office had actually been waiting for the HTC Desire Z (pictured above) to be released and to perhaps become our phone of choice with its Android OS, touchscreen and slide out keyboard. It going was the device that we'd switch to, but...

News has arrived about the Boxwave Keyboard Buddy - it is an iPhone case with a bluetooth keyboard (slide out) in one. Sure it will make the iPhone bulkier as it slides on around the external casing of the iPhone, but it is also a protective case and protects your iPhone from breakages. Yes, an iPhone 4 smash has happened to us recently and we recommend a case if you are using an iPhone 4.

Do we switch to Desire Z or just use the iPhone 4 keyboard case from Boxwave? We'll be buying the Boxwave product next month when it goes on sale and we'll post a review.

Boxwave case via Engadget and Boxwave


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