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Folding keyboards for iPod Touch

Which folding or portable keyboard for your iPod Touch do you recommend? Thanks for your help!

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Does the iPod touch have bluetooth capabilities? For my iPhone, I use a Verbatim bluetooth folding keyboard (see http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004L9LT2E/ref=oh_o04_s00_i00_details). It's a little heavier than other portable keyboards, but I like how it feels like a "real" keyboard. It takes some getting used to (size of keys is smaller and some are oddly shaped). It comes with an iPhone friendly stand.

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I use the same folding keyboard. It works great. I now leave the computer home and use the Touch and this keyboard instead. It does everything I need. It takes less than a minute to set up.

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I've used a Freedom Pro keyboard from Freedom Input on several bluetooth devices. I probably got it from Amazon. It is pretty lightweight and runs off two AAA batteries.

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Dear CL and Frank, I did just buy a Verbatim from Amazon. I could not get it to work with my 4g Touch. I thought I was totally inept until I realized I got a defective one. Even with fresh batteries, it kept blinking blue and that's all it would do. Verbatim will exchange. Dear Paul: I considered the Freedom Pro too, but it was sold out and it was a bit more money. Thanks all for your prompt suggestions. Just having enormous problems getting into my Yahoo Email with my Touch + the laborious typing on the tiny keys over and over again, and now the new keyboard doesn't work. Electronics hate me :)

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Carole, I saw some "roll-up" rubber Keyboards at the Brookstone shop at PDX when I was through there a few weeks ago. I had a quick look at them, and believe they're designed to work with iPod or iPhone models. Good luck!

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Carole, I know this is a silly questions, but, you did activate Bluetooth on your Touch? It doesn't happen automatically.

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Freedom Pro has pretty good instructions on its web site for the steps one must take with each different operating system to turn on bluetooth, pair a phone/tablet with the keyboard, and then choose the type of input device. I don't know what steps Apple requires to connect to a keyboard, but I will bet that there are videos on You Tube that show all the necessary steps.

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Thanks everyone. All your suggestions are great.
I will try them out when my replacement keyboard arrives. Paul: I will definitely check YouTube too.

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Carole, I just did a search. There are You Tube videos on the Verbatim bluetooth keyboard.