I have always been a fan of cyberdecks but I've never actually had one. The cyberdeck to me is all about portability, the vibes and aesthetic are cool but I like the form factor significantly more. The cyberdeck is all about computing and portability and this is something I would love to have in my daily life.
Who doesn't want to ssh into servers across the world from off the side of a road. I could bust out a laptop with my phone as a hotspot but ideally I could just whip out a cool little gadget to do this.
It may be that I'm actually more into ultra mobile PCs like the GPD Pocket. Unfortunately that device is quite expensive and doesn't seem to be worth it. I may still get one but it would add on to the list of things that I already carry with me.
The real solution that I would have liked is to have this as part of my phone. If the iPhone had a slide out keyboard, I would pretty much have my perfect computing device for when I'm on the go.
Online it looks like something people want but there has basically been no product to fill this niche.
The closest thing is the Clicks case but that adds a blackberry style keyboard and keeps the phone vertical. I want to make the phone horizontal so that I can actually get enough screen space to do some programming.
The iPhone 4 had a slideout keyboard case:
⇒ https://www.buyncell.ca/iphone-4-4s-bluetooth-slider-keyboard/
This person generated a 3D render of what they want:
⇒ https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/16ht0f4/i_really_want_a_keyboard_slider_case_that_turns/
There are also some thingiverse designs for various phones:
⇒ https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4662295
This person created their own which I quite like:
⇒ https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberDeck/comments/1jgvayj/keyboard_case_for_iphone_12_mini/
Another thingiverse example:
⇒ https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6897933
A slide out keyboard:
⇒ https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6978302
A cool little design but it results in the phone being vertical and losing screen space:
⇒ https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3626502
Another example, this one seems quite good in that you 3d printer 2 sides and add the phone and keyboard in:
⇒ https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7011162
I got myself a small bluetooth keyboard:
⇒ https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07XCP3THX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title