Brydge Keyboards for new iPad Pros Pre-orders are open

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Hopefully. Brydge looks amazing, but that price is just too high (190 EUR in Europe). In case they would throw a trackpad in it, I would buy it.

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I was on the fence about getting a new iPad Pro, but if this actually comes to light, it will be the point that tips me over.

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Me too. Right now the rumors discuss being able to physically connect pointing devices and activating them via Accessibility. But if they activate it via Bluetooth, and I can use my Magic Trackpad, my wallet will be out for a loaded Pro. (On the other hand, if it’s a purposefully crippled implementation, or it only will work with a physically attached mouse, I’ll just get a new iPad mini.)

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I can’t imagine that they would require a physically-connected mouse. That just seems completely antithetical to how Apple has been for the past decade where wires are bad and to be avoided whenever possible.

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If they don’t implement Bluetooth connectivity I’d imagine it will have been a deliberate decision to make an allowance for accessibility users (and nerds), but a grudging one. Right now that’s what the rumor is.

Still, if one expects a combo hardware device down the line that runs both OSes, as I do, they really have no option but to eventually provide for pointer support matching that of macOS.

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Thanks for the links and information.

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