Comments on: iGo discontinues Stowaway keyboard

By: Brad Isaac

Brad Isaac — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:03:54 +0000

I noticed last week there were some deep cuts in the price of these keyboards. I had no idea why. Looks like I just found out.

By: forgot

forgot — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:55:31 +0000

I picked one up on Amazon for $29.99 right before Christmas, and I couldn't be happier. Its the best keyboard I've used so far....

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:42:58 +0000

Eh. I was never keen on that KB to begin with, in all variants. Still, it does seem like the end of an era. Well, bring on the next era!

By: Oliver

Oliver — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:07:18 +0000

It's only been about a year and a half since the iGo guys acquired ThinkOutside...

http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/wireless/ontherun/archives/thinkoutside-acquired-by-the-igo-folks-back-in-may-10658

Seems like even the small guys can't get mergers and acquisitions right. First it's "expand into new markets", then it's "focus on core competencies". Lather, rinse, repeat.

By: ignar

ignar — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:25:37 +0000

Shame on you, iGo. I have to wonder why iGo acquired Thinkoutside in the first place.

By: thinkpanda

thinkpanda — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:58:03 +0000

Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard is the best mobile keyboard I have ever used. What's a pity that they stop supporting it. I wish they would open sourced the driver code so that other people may extend the useful life of the existing Stowaway keyboards.

By: borax99 (Alain C.)

borax99 (Alain C.) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:03:50 +0000

This is a crying shame, the original Stowaway design is legendary - personally, I've used the Casio, USB and now the Bluetooth flavour and they have *all* been extraordinary ! (NB there are some other, more compact variants also originally designed by Think Outside that are much harder to use, this model is the Sierra)