{"id":44972,"date":"2015-10-20T22:48:39","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T21:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=44972"},"modified":"2015-10-20T22:49:58","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T21:49:58","slug":"the-qwerkywriter-is-a-bluetooth-keyboard-with-undeniable-retro-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/the-qwerkywriter-is-a-bluetooth-keyboard-with-undeniable-retro-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Qwerkywriter is a Bluetooth keyboard with undeniable retro appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/qwerkylede.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/qwerkylede.jpg\" alt=\"qwerkylede\" width=\"1200\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/qwerkylede.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/qwerkylede-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/qwerkylede-450x258.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/bluetooth\/bluetooth-keyboards\">Bluetooth keyboard<\/a>\u00a0to use with your phone or tablet, there are plenty of great options on the market that blend tactile keys, a portable size and a sleek, modern look. However, what happens if you want something a little more ostentatious? A little more retro? Here&#8217;s the ultimate Bluetooth keyboard for hipsters: the Qwerkywriter.<\/p>\n<p>The Qwerkywriter is technically an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/apple\/ipad\/keyboards\">iPad Bluetooth keyboard<\/a>,\u00a0but it&#8217;s closer in form and function to a relic of a more elegant age: a typewriter. That includes widely-spaced circular keys, mechanical action and a brilliant aural report (thanks to Kailh Blue clicky switches). There&#8217;s even a carriage return lever, which is a lovely way of marking the end of each paragraph that you writer.<\/p>\n<p>The keyboard connects to the iPad (and other devices) via Bluetooth; a USB connection was also planned but hasn&#8217;t made it into the shipping version of the product. As it stands, the micro USB port on the back is only used for charging; thanks to the generous size of the keyboard, you can expect one to three months of battery life with regular use.<\/p>\n<p>The Qwerkywriter raised $120,000 on Kickstarter, exceeding its goal of $90,000 by a comfortable margin. Backers paid $289 for their early models; pre-orders are going for $329 and the eventual RRP will be $399.\u00a0The Qwerkywriter was recently reviewed by\u00a0<em>Engadget<\/em>, who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2015\/10\/19\/qwerkywriter-hands-on\/\">loved its styling<\/a> despite a few small flaws.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/UK-e1445377668555.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/UK-e1445377668555.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The UK version is backordered until December this year, but you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qwerkywriter.com\/products\/pre-order\">visit their website<\/a> to see more about the keyboard. If you&#8217;d prefer a more modern Bluetooth keyboard with fewer compromises and a lower price tag, then check out our selection of Bluetooth keyboards via the button below.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-shop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/bluetooth\/bluetooth-keyboards\">See our range of Bluetooth keyboards &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the Qwerkywriter? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a Bluetooth keyboard to use with your phone or tablet, there are plenty of great options on the market that blend tactile keys, a portable size and a sleek, modern look. However, what happens if you want something a little more ostentatious? A little more retro? Here&#8217;s the ultimate Bluetooth keyboard for hipsters: the Qwerkywriter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":44973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,216],"tags":[7795,8126,8127],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44972"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44976,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44972\/revisions\/44976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}