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is this top class top-shelf weird it looks like a serious product like that instrument thing the other day with the Japanese writing this one positions itself kind of is a real product but immediately you look at it you're like what exactly is going on there why would you want an integrated keyboard with a smartphone I think I message you will we got to get our hands on this thing maybe it's gonna blow me away maybe it's just what I'm looking for I doubt it but it's possible that's why we make these videos it's called the evo type from tech 21 it is a keyboard case for your pixel 3 XL it's almost like laptop status Wireless NFC connection we got a silica gel jack that's been a minute it's actually kind of a nice material it's it's a soft what is it an it kind of thing going on it's chunky though that is a big that's a commitment right there pop it open and this is Wow that's actually that keyboards a bit bigger than I expected it to be of course the pixel 3 XL it's a big phone it's touch based you're just tapping on top of where the key is so it's not particularly satisfying let's see how two phone fits in ok so I have a pixel three XL now you're committed to that situation forever the way this piece flaps off it keeps part of it you have glued to the case portion a little less satisfying clicking on these buttons versus the actual phone's buttons let's see how does this thing work specifically that right right like that you could have an angle there there all the way to there basically it's like a tiny little laptop at that point so let's power it up when you hit the power button on here it launches you to the Google Play Store and but then it says the Evo type case unreleased and then it says you've got early access to the app did they send us this or do we buy this oh they sent us is so this is not available yet let's keep in mind this thing doesn't officially come out to the spring so that probably indicates why the set up process is a little bit bizarre right now but anyway at least I have yeah let me open it up and see what happens switch it on okay oh wow that's actually pretty easy to do start typing now Evo tidy oh wow all right good huh quick brown box whoo that does not look good right now you really have to hammer these keys look at the new my line there the quick brown fox no space jump no you over the easy dog doc you have to really hammer it it's not worth it look look up here it missed the space the space bar in particular you have to hammer it since this is an evaluation unit the product is not out at retail possibly this improves via software but it's not very promising right now on box P you know where I really think this thing actually has some function is as a stand so that's almost upright it actually kind of sticks there reasonably well you can see even if it gets wobbled around a little bit and then the various angles in between there now if you're sitting at a table this one actually works kind of well because it's facing mostly upright it's actually quite an angle that's on there and of course I guess with any flip case in general it's gonna protect the screen when you close it so you've got this situation I guess it's very protected what's the elastic band for well oh just to keep this closed yeah alright that's your travel package or any dere ladies and gentlemen I mean it's a cool enough thing for me to make a video on it I mean the typing experience is not better than the actual phone as it stands out out of the box for me it's more of a headache than anything else like it's definitely not it's definitely not a substitute for typing on display in fact it's it's less satisfying then you're asking yourself why am i adding this accessory in the first place okay well wants to talk come and say it then you want to put your face behind those words what wills telling me right now is that really what's compelling here is not necessarily the keyboard which I mean how can it not it's kind of the whole purpose here but it's the way that it connects and interacts so it's using NFC the phone is powering the keyboard I mean there's no there's no charge port on the keyboard so that is right that is cool well as far as accessories are concerned but unfortunately this particular implementation is lacking I don't know what kind of version of this would change that for me some tactile feedback or maybe something that's just a bit more sensitive if they can tweak that I really don't see it right now this is not the case for me maybe it goes somewhere one day but as of right now you're better off type it on your own screen and having a way less chunky case I'm just I'm just keeping it real for you guys I'm just being honest