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Four 'Apple Wireless Keyboard' stories September 2013 - March 2015

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Refreshed Apple Wireless Keyboard w/ backlit keys appears on Apple’s website

Jordan Kahn Mar 23 2015 - 8:12 am PT

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Update: It looks like Apple removed the images of the refreshed keyboard after we published this story.

A refreshed version of the Apple Wireless Keyboard appears to be on the way as an updated model was spotted today on Apple’s Czech Republic online store (via letemsvetemapplem.eu).

While Apple appears to have let the image of the new keyboard leak early, it hasn’t updated the accompanying description for the product to mention new features. We can, however, make out a few changes including new buttons on the F5 and F6 keys indicating the new model may feature backlit keys. Apple also switched the CD eject button, which is all but useless for most people at this point, and replaced it with a power button the same as the keyboards on its MacBooks in recent years.
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Review: Apple wireless keyboard for Logic Pro X from EditorsKeys

Jordan Kahn Sep 1 2014 - 11:46 am PT

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There are a few companies that make skins specifically for Apple’s keyboards to add icons for the various shortcuts that pros use daily in apps like Logic Pro and Final Cut. I’ve tried a few in the past, but the benefits never seemed to outweigh the tradeoff of putting a clunky rubber skin over Apple’s masterfully built keyboard. The latest Logic keyboard I received in for review from EditorsKeys, however, has actually won me over and proven up to the task of permanently replacing my stock Apple keyboard.
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Ashton Kutcher takes product engineering job at Lenovo, first tablets look like Apple Wireless Keyboards

Mike Beasley Oct 29 2013 - 8:11 pm PT

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Actor Ashton Kutcher has joined Lenovo as a product engineer. Kutcher’s experience in engineering includes… basically nothing, although he did play Steve Jobs in the 2013 biopic Jobs, so that has to count for something, right? Right?

Kutcher’s first job at Lenovo will be using his celebrity status to market the company’s new “Yoga” tablet—an obvious first step for any aspiring product engineer (or, you know, celebrity endorser). The tablet, which Kutcher presumably had some “engineering” input on, is a flat aluminum enclosure with a rounded base that houses the power button. The Yoga is an attempt at an original body design, and it certainly wins points in that category as long as you only compare it to other tablets. When compared to other electronics, however, the originality quickly fades. The thing basically looks like an upside-down Apple Wireless Keyboard.

Clearly Kutcher’s time as Steve Jobs informed his sense of product design and influenced the hard work he did “engineering” the Yoga. We look forward to seeing what other innovative and original ideas Kutcher “engineers” during his time at Lenovo.

Belkin announces YourType Wireless Keypad to extend your Mac’s keyboard

Jordan Kahn Sep 23 2013 - 1:12 pm PT

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Belkin has just introduced a new YourType Wireless Keypad made to match your Mac that adds 28 keys to your setup and connects over Bluetooth. There are other options around, like turning your iPhone into a numpad using an app or using Mobee’s $23 overlay for Apple Magic Pad. But for physical keys and a design clearly made to look a lot like Apple’s own Magic Trackpad and fit in with your aluminum Mac, you can pick up the YourType Wireless Keypad for Mac from Belkin’s website now for $59.

Wireless keypad connects to iMac, Mac Pro, or MacBook via Bluetooth
Adds 28 keys, including function and document navigation controls
Aluminum enclosure matches Apple Wireless Keyboard
Low-profile, island-style keys
Includes two AA batteries