Since the iPad is only held in place with these silicone-lined tabs, it takes just a few seconds to stick the iPad in the BrydgeAir or remove it to use without the keyboard case. We traveled with the BrydgeAir in a bag next to an aluminum MacBook, and that caused the hinges to become scratched and discolored, but the aluminum of the keyboard itself was fine. The BrydgeAir is landscape only, like many keyboards for the iPad Air 2. Because it folds closed, the keyboard serves as a cover for the iPad display when shut, but there's no protection for the back of the tablet. The hinges rotate 180 degrees, which means the iPad can be placed into several different viewing positions from all the way closed (forwards) to bent flat (backwards). As mentioned above, the tab lining needs to be swapped out before the keyboard can be used with the iPad Air 2, but once the thicker lining is in place, the iPad fits into the tabs securely.
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It consists of a keyboard with two hinged silicone-lined tabs at the top to hold the iPad in place, rather than being a full clamshell case like the ClamCase Pro.Įach of the tabs lines up with the iPad's screen, and holds it securely in place while the keyboard is in use. The BrydgeAir is made from a single piece of aluminum and can be ordered in silver, gold, or space gray to match the design of the iPad. The built-in speakers need to be paired separately by holding the speaker pairing button, also located next to the power button. Flick on the power button on the bottom, open the Settings menu, tap the keyboard's pairing button next to the power button, and it's automatically detected and pairs with a tap. The keyboard pairs to the iPad like any other keyboard. Lining up the new shims and placing them on is a frustrating process right out of the box. We were disappointed that this step was not done by BrydgeAir, as the need to remove the existing set of shims and add a new one seems to compromise the stickiness of the second set of shims. The instructions said to "make sure there was no remaining glue or residue on the bare hinge" after pulling off the old adhesive shims, but there was no way to get the remaining glue off of the hinges. Setting it up for the iPad Air 2 involves carefully removing the existing silicone shims, as BrydgeAir calls them, and replacing them with new ones that are thicker.
The BrydgeAir comes in a sleek iPad-style cardboard box that contains the keyboard itself, a black USB to micro-USB cable used for charging and a set of extra pads that are designed to make it fit the iPad Air 2.īrydgeAir has designed the keyboard to be compatible with both the iPad Air and the iPad Air 2, and the hinges that hold the iPad in place need extra lining to keep the iPad Air 2 securely in place because it's thinner than the first iPad Air.
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Much like the ClamCase Pro we previously looked at, the all-aluminum BrydgeAir is designed to turn the iPad into a miniature MacBook.Īt $169, the BrydgeAir is one of the more expensive iPad keyboards on the market, but that price point comes with some perks not found in many cheaper options - quality aluminum construction, a fluid 180 degree hinge, built-in dual stereo speakers, and backlit keys. We're kicking things off with a review of the BrydgeAir keyboard, which is able to work with both the original iPad Air and the iPad Air 2. We decided to take MacRumors readers up on that suggestion, and over the next few weeks, we'll be looking at several keyboards designed for Apple's newest tablet, the iPad Air 2. After we published our review of the ClamCase Pro keyboard for the iPad Air 2, some of our readers suggested that we take a look at other iPad keyboards available on the market.
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