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2 HN users recommended this between 2021 and 2025, in 2 comments.
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2 HN users recommended this between 2021 and 2025, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Thanks for the detailed notes! Since it was announced, I was always very enticed by the Freewriter Traveler, but never pulled the trigger because despite a couple very positive reviews, I had a haunting suspicion that it wasn't quite up to the standard of quality that I would've liked to see, and moving content in and out just seemed way too painful.
The Pomera DM200 looks really interesting — pretty sure I recognize this from a guy on my that had one (or something very close to it).
A solution I've been playing around with a lot is the a foldable keyboard (I got this one [1]) plus an iPhone. An iPhone with an external keyboard doesn't give you Cmd + Tab, which makes multi-tasking difficult by default. In addition, it has the additional advantages of:
* Leveraging a device I always have on me and which I charge every night.
* If you get the right keyboard, it's full size, keeping typing non-painful.
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[1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018K5EJCQ/
I don't use AR glasses, and I don't code on my phone, but I do like to use it for writing without having to carry a backpack.
The keyboard I use and really like is the iClever BK05:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018K5EJCQ
It is backlit and has a standard full size PC layout, including function keys and an "inverted T" cursor key section. The key feel is nearly as good as my ThinkPad. And it comes with a nice little stand to support your phone at a typical laptop screen angle.
It comes with a soft pouch that holds the keyboard, the phone stand, and the manual. Folded up, it fits easily in the cargo pocket of my pants.
Like the keyboard described in the article, it is not suitable for use on your lap because it doesn't lock open. That doesn't matter for me, because I need a place to put my phone anyway.
If you read the reviews, note that the "top rated critical review" has a glaring mistake:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1RVWODQ8SCS2X?ie...
The reviewer says that the keyboard has no support at the left and right edges, so those outer sections don't lay flat and tap against the table as you type.
Wrong! This reviewer didn't notice the two little black tabs that you need to flip out so the keyboard lays flat and well supported. This is also described in the short manual.