The end result will look incongruous and, moreover, deprives Windows-users of the option to use the magnetic strip.
While the iCalc Keypad is compatible with Mac (OS X and later) and Windows (2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 8), users of the latter operating system will almost certainly not be using an Apple keyboard. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. It's almost convincing, notwithstanding the fact that Apple's Wireless Keyboard is housed in an anodized aluminum chassis, not plastic. This illusion is further enhanced by the included magnetic wedge, whose adhesive strip affixes to the bottom of your keyboard consequently, the iCalc Keypad automatically aligns itself with the right side of your keyboard. Even its all-white underside is modeled after the Apple Wireless Keyboard, albeit with a few minor differences: There's a battery compartment for two AAA batteries (included), a power switch, and a button that toggles between a PC or Mac connection.īy modeling itself so closely after the Apple Wireless Keyboard, the two can be placed alongside one another to create the appearance of a single unit. If that design sounds familiar to you, that's because it purposefully mimics the look of Apple's Wireless Keyboard, from the colors right down to the slightly tapered profile and smooth beveled edges. Its two-tone color scheme consists of white chiclet-style keys set against a silver frame.
Like a standard calculator, it sports a 12-digit keypad LCD at the top. The iCalc Keypad's all-plastic chassis measures 2.2 by 5.8 by 7.9 inches (HWD) and weighs 9.9 ounces, making it portable enough to fit into just about any laptop bag. Unless you're dead-set on keeping your current keyboard, better and more cost-efficient options exist. Still, its inclusion of some useful features, like magnetic alignment and a twelve digit numeric display, is not enough to justify a steep price that costs more than some full-sized keyboards with integrated numeric keypads. The iCalc Bluetooth Calculator Keypad ($59.99 list) offers up a standalone keypad and calculator peripheral that wirelessly connects to your computer via Bluetooth. For engineers, accountants, and other professionals who spend their days crunching numbers, this can present something of a headache.
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