The AmazonBasics Bluetooth keyboard for Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch, Kindle Fire HD 7-inch and Android 3.0+ tablets and smart phones features an ergonomic tilt design to provide added comfort and avoid strain while typing. The low-profile “scissor-switch” keys provide tactile feedback to the user to help improve typing accuracy and speed. The Bluetooth wireless technology provides a clean, cable free workspace and quickly syncs to your device for immediate use. The keyboard’s slim, compact size makes it convenient for travel. The keyboard includes a connection indicator light to confirm sync and connectivity as well as a low power indicator light to let the user know when the battery is running low. Designed for use with the new Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch, Kindle Fire HD 7-inch, and tablets and smart phones running Android 3.0+.
$ 26.99
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I love this keyboard,
I’m typing this review on my Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ using this BT keyboard. I never would have attempted to type a review without a keyboard like this.
I’ve had great luck with it. It paired up quickly and hasn’t given me any trouble. The Kindle recognized it and gave me a 4 digit code to enter. I typed the code on the keyboard and it paired right up.
I’ve been using this on the commuter train when I travel and it’s really fantastic. I read the other reviews and see where others had trouble. I assume these kinks have been worked out in the Kindle software, because it’s working great for me.
A couple of nice things about the way it works with the Kindle Fire HD:
* Once the BT keyboard is paired, the soft keyboard no longer displays on the screen when you’re in a text field. This leaves you with a lot more viewable space on the screen.
* You can navigate through the screen with the arrow keys and press enter to activate a button. Tapping on the screen is still faster, but it’s nice to have the option to navigate either way.
* The Home and Menu buttons work great on the Fire. From any screen, press the Home button on the keyboard and it takes you to the Fire’s home page.
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|Good keyboard, but where’s the case? Here’s a solution.,
Using this with my Samsung Galaxy Note. Overall works fine, even though I’m on Gingerbread and not 3.0. Slim and lightweight. Pairs instantly. Some specialty keys don’t work, but I’m not concerned as its purpose is just to get in text. This keyboard is much faster than the on-screen keyboard for inputting text.
However, Amazon does not sell a case for this keyboard. This is a perfect travel keyboard, but carrying it bare in my day bag concerned me. I did a LOT of searching for some kind of generic slip case that would fit. Nothing.
Then I stumbled on the Domke protective wrap, which is just a square of padded material with Velcro at the corners. It’s designed for wrapping cameras and lenses. The 11″ square fit the keyboard perfectly. I took it down to a local tailor shop and for $3 they sewed up the long side of the square when folded over on itself and one of the short sides creating a slip case. The protective wrap has a soft felt-like side and a nylon side. I folded it with the soft side on the inside. Now I have a perfect slip case for the keyboard, and for just about $15 ($12 for the wrap from Amazon and $3 for the sewing).
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|Very nice Bluetooth keyboard for the Kindle Fire HD,
I waited to get this keyboard until I did a little bit of research, and I think that made all the difference. In the time it took me to do the research, Amazon had pushed out an update that fixed the Bluetooth problem the keyboard had been having. A lot of the one-star reviews are from people who bought the keyboard when this problem hadn’t been solved yet.
The keyboard itself has all the keys you’d expect: alphanumeric keys, up, down, left and right keys, and a few extra, like keys for the volume and a Home key that actually takes you to the carousel screen. However, there are a few curious omissions:
1) No Page Up or Page Down
2) No Delete key. (There’s a Backspace key, but that’s not the same thing.)
The keys are well-spaced and it’s not a problem touch typing on the keyboard. It’s certainly not as spacious as a full-sized keyboard, but it’s about the size of a keyboard on a smallish laptop.
The one thing they could add that might make this keyboard close to perfect is a way to carry it. It’s a perfect portable size, but it’s not something I would want to store in a backpack. I will probably keep the box it came in for travel purposes.
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