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Title: keyboard to smartphone/tablet?
Post by: mrbishop on Tue, 15 December 2015, 11:44:54
so i found this on amazon and thought to myself.... i wonder. Can i plug my TMK Teensy keyboard into my cellphone and it function as normal.

http://www.amazon.com/AutoEC-Spiral-charging-Adapter-convertor/dp/B017U02TVA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1450201287&sr=8-8&keywords=mini+usb+coiled+cable (http://www.amazon.com/AutoEC-Spiral-charging-Adapter-convertor/dp/B017U02TVA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1450201287&sr=8-8&keywords=mini+usb+coiled+cable)

thoughts?
Title: Re: keyboard to smartphone/tablet?
Post by: sircheddar on Thu, 17 December 2015, 12:04:14
Interested as well. Also, what about plugging keyboards in general into tablets or phones?
Title: Re: keyboard to smartphone/tablet?
Post by: mrbishop on Thu, 17 December 2015, 12:06:32
Interested as well. Also, what about plugging keyboards in general into tablets or phones?

yeah because hammering out TXT messages on a 40% on my phone in a coffee shop will shut down all those hipsters!

i need this in my life
Title: Re: keyboard to smartphone/tablet?
Post by: sircheddar on Thu, 17 December 2015, 13:25:02
Interested as well. Also, what about plugging keyboards in general into tablets or phones?

yeah because hammering out TXT messages on a 40% on my phone in a coffee shop will shut down all those hipsters!

i need this in my life

Having a keyboard into a tablet is just that much cuter...lol
Title: Re: keyboard to smartphone/tablet?
Post by: drewba on Thu, 17 December 2015, 14:58:25
I use a USB OTG (on the go) adapter to use my Poker with my tablet. They can be found on Amazon for just a few dollars  :thumb: :thumb:
Title: Re: keyboard to smartphone/tablet?
Post by: neverused on Thu, 17 December 2015, 15:14:02
so i found this on amazon and thought to myself.... i wonder. Can i plug my TMK Teensy keyboard into my cellphone and it function as normal.

http://www.amazon.com/AutoEC-Spiral-charging-Adapter-convertor/dp/B017U02TVA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1450201287&sr=8-8&keywords=mini+usb+coiled+cable (http://www.amazon.com/AutoEC-Spiral-charging-Adapter-convertor/dp/B017U02TVA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1450201287&sr=8-8&keywords=mini+usb+coiled+cable)

thoughts?

Yes, I have done this before.
Title: Re: keyboard to smartphone/tablet?
Post by: mrbishop on Thu, 17 December 2015, 15:16:03
so i found this on amazon and thought to myself.... i wonder. Can i plug my TMK Teensy keyboard into my cellphone and it function as normal.

http://www.amazon.com/AutoEC-Spiral-charging-Adapter-convertor/dp/B017U02TVA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1450201287&sr=8-8&keywords=mini+usb+coiled+cable (http://www.amazon.com/AutoEC-Spiral-charging-Adapter-convertor/dp/B017U02TVA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1450201287&sr=8-8&keywords=mini+usb+coiled+cable)

thoughts?

Yes, I have done this before.
I know what I'm getting my self for Christmas
Title: Re: keyboard to smartphone/tablet?
Post by: vivalarevolución on Thu, 17 December 2015, 15:48:00
Yea, you can do this.  I do it when I am on a long car trip.   I use a USB female to USB micro male.  you hook the normal usb cord into the female end, and then plug the male end into the phone.

Alternatively, you could just get a USB micro/mini male to USB micro male and plug that directly into into your keyboard.
Title: Re: keyboard to smartphone/tablet?
Post by: sircheddar on Thu, 17 December 2015, 15:49:49
Yea, you can do this.  I do it when I am on a long car trip.   I use a USB female to USB micro male.  you hook the normal usb cord into the female end, and then plug the male end into the phone.

Alternatively, you could just get a USB micro/mini male to USB micro male and plug that directly into into your keyboard.

so, do keyboards w/ teensy's work w/ the majority of tablets then? what about iphone 6's?