I Would Sign With ATT For One Of These!

Does the iPhone Need a Hardware Keyboard? | The iPhone Blog. I would sign up for two years with ATT ugly for one of these. My two biggest complaints with the iPhone and iPod Touch are the lack of a removable battery, and the lack of a hard keyboard. I could live without the battery, as I can get an external charger, and I keep it plugged in most of the time. However, I cannot type on the damn soft keyboard. A slide out like this would be the ultimate reason I would pull out the wallet. What is the big deal, Apple? You could do a keyboard like this in your sleep.