Key-iP Compact (pronounced keep, the iP stands for iPhone) is the fix for your finger-aching, composition skill destroying virtual iPhone keyboard.

Slotting either side of the iPhone, Key-iP creates an ergonomic split keyboard, with the phone in portrait mode in the middle. Learning from the wonderful portable palm keyboards, a simple grasp on the sides of the board unhinged it into two folding flaps. Either keep the iPhone sandwiched in the middle, or slide it out. In folded mode, the keyboard is only slightly bigger that the phone.

Pulling power from the base of the handset, the keyboard requires no batteries, and communicates with the phone via a very low power Bluetooth signal. The updated Apple spec for external devices allows the Key-iP to work without the onscreen keyboard - more screen real estate for editing.

Arrow keys, shift, caps lock, copy, paste and numerical keys. No batteries required, and so light you won’t notice it in your bag. Ideal for writing on the go, finally killing off your persistent netbook temptation.

You want to write seriously with an iPhone? Time to Key-iP it real with a Key-iP Compact.