External keyboard for iPhone

I have a first generation iPhone - not an iPhone 3G.
Are there any available external keyboards available for the iPhone? I have a Palm and a Dell Axim PDA, and I have foldable keyboards that I can use with those devices.
When will there be an external keyboard available for the iPhone?
Jeff

Not that I know of but what about this ?
http://www.avalive.com/MacAlly/BTKeyMini/43579/productDetail.php

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Does it exist ? Is there anay available in France ? I'm very interested in this device, since it allows fast key entry (I presently use a very old Qtek with an external -foldable- stowaway keyboard ; that's fully functional, though the GPRS internet browser is terribly slow...)
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Fabrice

There is no Bluetooth keyboard that will work with the iPhone. That's Apple's fault -- the iPhone simply does not have the Bluetooth capabilities needed for keyboards (and Bluetooth stereo headphones as well). Apple's implementation of Bluetooth on the IPhone is shockingly out of date -- in this regard, as much as I love the iPhone -- it's a piece of antiquated hardware.
It's baffling why Apple has not addressed this problem in the 3G iPhone, and its failure to do so seriously undermines it's claims to technological superiority. It also makes the iPhone a very unfriendly device for dealing with high volume email. I get more than 150 emails a day, many requiring well written, thoughtful responses, which the built-in touch keyboard makes impossible. So as much as I'd like to, I can't use my iPhone for handling email, even though it gets pushed to me from my company server. I'm afraid to say that it sits there on the iPhone, untouched.
What is Apple thinking? Actually, regarding Bluetooth, I don't Apple is thinking at all. And don't get me started on A2DP for music -- another Bluetooth Apple failure. It's not on any iPod or iPhone. Why not? I can't think of any good reason -- it defies logic.
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I need to reprogram the delete and enter key to the left side of a external keyboard for the ipad mini. don't need the caps/lock or ctrl key and due to an injury my daughter can only use her left hand to type. She is using a text to speech app to verbaliz

I need to reprogram the delete and enter key to the left side of a external keyboard for the ipad mini. I don't need the caps/lock or ctrl key. Due to a brain injury my daughter can only use her left hand to type. She also uses a text to speech app to verbalize all of her needs since her speech isn't intelligible any longer either. And her vision was significantly affected also, so the keyboard has to be mounted about 6 inches from her face. So to reach across the keyboard with her left hand to the right side delete and enter button is physically difficult and causes typing errors, which cause people to not understand what shes trying to say.
The best keyboard so far is the Zagg folio mini. I just had to make stickers to enlarge the letters on the key buttons.
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I need to reprogram the delete and enter key to the left side of a external keyboard for the ipad mini.
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I'm not a developer- but if I was this would be the Ap I would develop.
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Hi All:
I'm happy to report significant progress toward solving this thread. After a 10-day or so hiatus in my usual web search for a 3g keyboard, I took a shot last night. And guess what I found? A lot!
Since November 13th, our friends in the Land of Smiles have been prepping diligently for True Move's iPhone release. To the point of the thread, Quik Dict (Thai Edition) is now available in the App Store for $4.99, and it includes a Thai keyboard. See http://www.mobclix.com/appstore/app/299442281 for info.
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