[Motorola's iBoard is a full-sized keyboard that folds up to measure 3.5 inches by 5 inches by .75 inches and is priced at US$99.99. ]

by Dan McDonough, Jr -- "With the advent of data apps for mobile phones, it seems logical that the next step for handsets could be a QWERTY keyboard. Anyone who has tried to surf the Web on a WAP (wireless application protocol)-enabled phone knows it can be a tedious, time-consuming task.

"Capitalizing on that dilemma, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Think Outside have developed iBoard -- which they said is the first portable keyboard for wireless phones -- for use with Motorola's i85s and i50sx Web-ready phones and future models.

"While the handsets' keypads are convenient for brief, on-the-go text entry, the iBoard keyboard offers users the option of a full-size keyboard for composing e-mail messages or for entering text into the handset's phone book, date book and Java applications," Motorola vice president Bill Werner said.

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