This is actually my favorite portable keyboard. It folds up small and best of all, the angled layout is decently ergonomic. I would like a version where the keys are backlit for easier seeing.
Took your advice and got the version without Backlight. It think its (way) cooler. Several things to mention. (1) The Battery pack supports the center of the Keyboard. (2) The "wings" are held closed or open by magnets and springs on the top and bottom encased by the wing hinge claws. (3) The wing hinges cleverly fold down and stop short of laying flat by two sliders for each edge that form a triangle and "rigidly" support the wings (4) the wings "technically"are cantilevered or "canted" at an angle on each side so the center panel is slightly higher and the wings are "pulled" towards the center but lay at slight angles because they are attached by the wing hinges. I guess that is why they added the flip down clips in your model.. in this the keyboard is ever so slightly (curved) from center to each wing edge.. but its very slight.. optically its hard to see.. logically.. you can see why it can't be flat. The backlight "less" model is simpler.. and in my mind "cooler" its a classic design. The "micro"-USB port is made into the metal cover on the power pack and almost hidden by the shadow of the slanted edge on top.. its easy to miss and think there isn't a power port.. but its there. It is (not) USB-C. Seems like it should have a mini-mouse, or one of those hand held air-mice for power point presentations.
Lon.. you know what's interesting is how much power is consumed just running the LEDs, it takes practically nothing to run the keyboard, but turn on the LEDs.. And the power consumption gets crazy.
Actually keyboards have always been among the lowest power consuming peripherals. Somewhat in support of this, but more just a side note: I have a Microsoft Ergonomic Desktop, and the mouse uses the largest, AA batteries, the keyboard uses smaller AAA-s, and the keypad runs off just a button cell. And lighting has always been one of the biggest power consumers on portable devices, so not too surprising. But I also felt that with that dramatic decrease, one could expect a brighter backlight...
Had a similar keyboard a couple of years ago, i think the brand was deltaco, it was very useful, and it even came with a case for it which also worked as a stand for a phone or tablet.
I can't find the Iclever brand here in Scandinavia, but I also spotted the Deltaco TB-135, which seems to be same model except missing the two small black feet in the ends, to stabilize. And has the case/stand also. I will probably order it soon.
ayyy I've had this very one for about a year now, only using it occasionally, and it's great. Green *is* the brighter colour of the 3, but on mine the backlight is pretty evenly spread throughout all the keycaps, and red and blue still are very usable in the dark... I guess these are still kinda cheaply assembled, so I guess some models turn out better than others.
I bought that two years ago with intent to use as my phones keyboard. Was too wide for me to fit(folded) ended up settling for another mini keyboard that is backlit and has a trackpad. It ended up as a wired keyboard for my laptop (no bluetooth) that lost function of its Inbuilt keyboard. Disappointing to see that the keys don't stay backlit on wired mode. Kinda felt bad I bought a knockoff of the Jorno then.
This reminds me of that Lapworks Amigo keyboard you reviewed forever ago. I want a keyboard like that in the old Palm Pilot style, but unfortunately I can't find it for sale anywhere! (If you still have the one you reviewed I'll buy it off you, btw. $20 good?)
I used to have one of the re-releases of the Lapworks Amigo, they don't have any scissor things in keys on them so you can actually press all the way down on a corner of the key and it won't register, spacebar was even worse. So be careful about who you get them from.
There are more differences than just the back light between the 2 models. Both can also be paired and connected to 3 devices simultaneously. So this gumba did near zero work on this review other than type alot.
They would have had me if the hinges were metal and backlight were properly lit throughout. No thanks on this one. Edit: I wouldn’t even buy this even if it cost $5.
the keyboard is pretty bad. I have to go into Bluetooth settings and forget the keyboard every time to get it to work. No instructions on how to get it to autopair. I've never been so angry at a keyboard before.
Some charging cables have a shoulder on the plug which prevents it from plugging into this keyboard. They made the connector so that any thickness in the plug makes it hit a protusion on the back. VERY bad engineering.
koolyo2foots / why, as a temporary keyboard and portable unit your not going to be typing that much. The extra keys would make it bigger and more hungry. 😔
koolyo2foots / I understand fully. I use a keyboard & NP daily and I’m lost with out one. That said from the standpoint of manufacturing a portable keyboard that incorporates one I would bit that sales would be poor at best. If I had to go to a job site and that didn’t have a keyboard & NP I would take my portable NP with me.
Thanks for the tips I have lost my manual and you have just reminded me about USB and Bluetooth mode .
This is actually my favorite portable keyboard. It folds up small and best of all, the angled layout is decently ergonomic. I would like a version where the keys are backlit for easier seeing.
Took your advice and got the version without Backlight. It think its (way) cooler. Several things to mention. (1) The Battery pack supports the center of the Keyboard. (2) The "wings" are held closed or open by magnets and springs on the top and bottom encased by the wing hinge claws. (3) The wing hinges cleverly fold down and stop short of laying flat by two sliders for each edge that form a triangle and "rigidly" support the wings (4) the wings "technically"are cantilevered or "canted" at an angle on each side so the center panel is slightly higher and the wings are "pulled" towards the center but lay at slight angles because they are attached by the wing hinges. I guess that is why they added the flip down clips in your model.. in this the keyboard is ever so slightly (curved) from center to each wing edge.. but its very slight.. optically its hard to see.. logically.. you can see why it can't be flat. The backlight "less" model is simpler.. and in my mind "cooler" its a classic design. The "micro"-USB port is made into the metal cover on the power pack and almost hidden by the shadow of the slanted edge on top.. its easy to miss and think there isn't a power port.. but its there. It is (not) USB-C. Seems like it should have a mini-mouse, or one of those hand held air-mice for power point presentations.
I can't find the model without backlight for some reason :(
the alt key breaks easily, care when buying this
"Keyboards In The Dark"??sounds like a Pat Benatar song!!!😄😃😆
Lon.. you know what's interesting is how much power is consumed just running the LEDs, it takes practically nothing to run the keyboard, but turn on the LEDs.. And the power consumption gets crazy.
Actually keyboards have always been among the lowest power consuming peripherals. Somewhat in support of this, but more just a side note: I have a Microsoft Ergonomic Desktop, and the mouse uses the largest, AA batteries, the keyboard uses smaller AAA-s, and the keypad runs off just a button cell. And lighting has always been one of the biggest power consumers on portable devices, so not too surprising. But I also felt that with that dramatic decrease, one could expect a brighter backlight...
Had a similar keyboard a couple of years ago, i think the brand was deltaco, it was very useful, and it even came with a case for it which also worked as a stand for a phone or tablet.
I can't find the Iclever brand here in Scandinavia, but I also spotted the Deltaco TB-135, which seems to be same model except missing the two small black feet in the ends, to stabilize. And has the case/stand also.
I will probably order it soon.
I think Iclever are distributing their products also through other resellers. With rebranding and slight modifications.
Damn, is that a Colecovision controller and games back there? Damn, I'm old.
ayyy I've had this very one for about a year now, only using it occasionally, and it's great. Green *is* the brighter colour of the 3, but on mine the backlight is pretty evenly spread throughout all the keycaps, and red and blue still are very usable in the dark... I guess these are still kinda cheaply assembled, so I guess some models turn out better than others.
The backlight should always be off, untill you turn it on
I bought that two years ago with intent to use as my phones keyboard. Was too wide for me to fit(folded) ended up settling for another mini keyboard that is backlit and has a trackpad. It ended up as a wired keyboard for my laptop (no bluetooth) that lost function of its Inbuilt keyboard. Disappointing to see that the keys don't stay backlit on wired mode. Kinda felt bad I bought a knockoff of the Jorno then.
Anyone else experienced one stroke of the key producing multiple letters? Anyone have a remedy except clean and reboot ?
This reminds me of that Lapworks Amigo keyboard you reviewed forever ago. I want a keyboard like that in the old Palm Pilot style, but unfortunately I can't find it for sale anywhere! (If you still have the one you reviewed I'll buy it off you, btw. $20 good?)
I used to have one of the re-releases of the Lapworks Amigo, they don't have any scissor things in keys on them so you can actually press all the way down on a corner of the key and it won't register, spacebar was even worse. So be careful about who you get them from.
Good review on a interesting keyboard
So it should work on all iOS devices, and windows of course. What kind of battery. Can you remove it?
Rechargeable Lithium, built-in, non-removable.
Had one for two years before the battery expanded and died.
F , but if it worked for 2 years then the battery went jank, u cant really blame the manufacturer
Two years isn't great. My MacBook battery lasted 7 years of heavy use and still hasn't expanded. At $48 this should have better cells.
There are more differences than just the back light between the 2 models. Both can also be paired and connected to 3 devices simultaneously. So this gumba did near zero work on this review other than type alot.
I have one had it for about two years i use it for my iPad i don’t use as much never use the back light
They would have had me if the hinges were metal and backlight were properly lit throughout. No thanks on this one.
Edit: I wouldn’t even buy this even if it cost $5.
stop kidding yourself
@Charlemagne Losaria ?
the keyboard is pretty bad. I have to go into Bluetooth settings and forget the keyboard every time to get it to work. No instructions on how to get it to autopair. I've never been so angry at a keyboard before.
Some charging cables have a shoulder on the plug which prevents it from plugging into this keyboard. They made the connector so that any thickness in the plug makes it hit a protusion on the back. VERY bad engineering.
iClever is not so clever by making user switch the backlit off every time user switch it on.
Unfortunately this has been the same with both my backlit keyboards, its so annoying. Even more so with a wireless device!
iTarded
Should never need a backlight. Know how to type without looking at a keyboard lol
Would have love a numberpad
koolyo2foots / why, as a temporary keyboard and portable unit your not going to be typing that much. The extra keys would make it bigger and more hungry. 😔
@@NewAgeDIY I'm someone who uses a numberpad on a consistent basis which is why I find value in having one even on a portable device.
koolyo2foots / I understand fully. I use a keyboard & NP daily and I’m lost with out one. That said from the standpoint of manufacturing a portable keyboard that incorporates one I would bit that sales would be poor at best.
If I had to go to a job site and that didn’t have a keyboard & NP I would take my portable NP with me.
I really dislike back-lit keyboards! I'm a touch typer. I don't need little letters glowing all over my keyboard.
Big Len good for you,
Laughing
Very very good for you, opinions like yours we have a good reason to care to read about