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    Here are the Brydge Wallaby and Goanna keyboards for Chrome OS tablets

    Kevin TofelBy Kevin TofelSeptember 19, 2018Updated:September 19, 20181 Comment2 Mins Read
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    Earlier today I noted that Chrome OS would be supporting a range of interchangeable keyboards for Chrome tablets. This is great news because it will bring choices and options to what I expect will be a number of Chrome tablets in the coming months. Or even in the coming weeks since Google is holding an event on October 9 where a detachable or tablet is widely expected.

    I thought that is odd that the Chrome OS code for these keyboards changed recently: Brydge, a maker of third-party keyboard bases for the iPad, was originally mentioned. Later, Brydge was swapped out for the name Wallaby, so I did some digging. My research yielded not one, but two Brydge keyboards coming for Chrome OS.

    Say hello to Wallaby and Goanna:

    Wallaby keyboard from Brydge top view with Assistant and Hamburger keys
    Wallaby Bluetooth keyboard from Brydge angled
    Goanna Bluetooth keyboard angled from Brydge
    Goanna Bluetooth keyboard top view from Brydge

    I was unable to find any pricing information on these but my gut says we’ll know that soon. If nothing else, I figure Google will mention these keyboards at the October 9 event, even if pricing and availability info will later follow. It appears both use Bluetooth for connectivity to a Chrome tablet: The Goanna wireless keyboard is…. well, wireless…. and the top-down image of Wallaby shows a gap between the display and base. If Wallaby used pogo pins to connect the display to the keyboard, there wouldn’t be a gap.

    One last thought: Is this an actual Chrome tablet in the Wallaby pictures? It appears to be just that and I have more thoughts here.

    Brydge Chrome OS Chrome tablets Detachables Keyboards Tablets
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    After spending 15 years in IT at Fortune 100 companies, Kevin turned a hobby into a career and began covering mobile technology in 2003. He writes daily on the industry and has co-hosted the weekly MobileTechRoundup podcast since 2006. His writing has appeared in print (The New York Times, PC Magazine and PC World) and he has been featured on NBC News in Philadelphia.

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    1. Jeff on September 19, 2018 7:07 pm

      I wish someone would also make a really nice, big trackpad as well. Something like Logitech’s T-650 before they discontinued that without ever replacing it. Goanna with one of those would make a killer combo for docking a Chromebook to a larger screen.

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