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There are plenty of accessories that turn tablets into portable game consoles, but the Magic Keyboard just wasn’t going to do it for iPad Mini owner Dhruv Shan. So, he decided to do something about it, starting with lots of acrylic and a laser cutter. Friction hinges keep the three-piece bracket together, while the magnetic mounts were sourced from a folio case.



What Shan ended up with an iPad Mini laptop of sorts with a USB Type-C hub connected to a compact mechanical keyboard for typing on the go. This also means that you can technically connect your iPad to an external monitor, along with whatever peripherals. Unfortunately, this keyboard does not make for a great gaming accessory, as that would require the “>Gamevice.

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Tired of having to type on the iPad Mini’s onscreen keyboard, using poor third party keyboards and not seeing Apple release any ‘Magic Keyboard’ option, I decided to take up matters into my own hands and built the ultimate iPad Mini accessory: the DIY Magic Keyboard. This not only made my iPad look cool but also transformed it into a super portable cheap laptop,” said Shan.

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