LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 10, 2026--
Belkin, a leading consumer electronics brand for over 40 years, today announced that its Connect USB-C Keyboard with Stand for iPad has received a Future’s Best of Show Award, presented at ISTELive 2026 by Tech & Learning in the Primary Education category. The awards recognize products showcased at ISTE that are transforming education through innovation, reliability, and practical impact.
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Designed specifically for K–12 classrooms, the Belkin Connect USB-C Keyboard with Stand for iPad was recognized for addressing the unique needs of educators, students, and IT administrators by delivering a dependable, wired typing solution that supports both everyday instruction and high-stakes standardized testing.
"Schools need technology that works reliably every time students sit down to learn or take an assessment," said Erin Glenn, Director of Product Management for Belkin’s Connectivity category. "We're honored that Tech & Learning has recognized the Connect USB-C Keyboard with Stand for iPad as a Best of Show winner. This award reinforces Belkin's commitment to designing products that solve real challenges for educators while creating better learning experiences for students."
“The Belkin Connect USB-C Keyboard with Stand for iPad is a no-nonsense classroom tool built around the things schools actually need: durability, easy setup, and testing compliance,” said Tech & Learning editors. “It is not flashy, but removing Bluetooth, batteries, and charging issues makes it a very dependable choice for shared iPad programs.”
Purpose-built for education environments, the Connect USB-C Keyboard eliminates many of the challenges associated with wireless keyboards, including Bluetooth pairing, battery management, and connectivity interruptions. Featuring an integrated USB-C cable, full-size tactile keys, MIL-STD 810G drop protection, and IP51 water and dust resistance, it is engineered to withstand the demands of shared classroom deployments while meeting the physical keyboard requirements of many state and standardized assessments. Dedicated iPadOS multimedia keys enhance classroom productivity and can be disabled during testing to support assessment compliance.
The Belkin Connect USB-C Keyboard is available in two configurations:
Tech & Learning’s Best of Show Awards are evaluated by a panel of industry expert judges and editors, and are selected on a points score against a range of criteria, including innovation, feature set, reliability, and performance.
“The products nominated for the Best of Show program, provide an outstanding overview of new technology on the show floor and shine a spotlight on the products, and businesses behind them, who are transforming education in schools around the world,” said the awards editorial team.
For more information on Belkin’s education portfolio, please visit https://brochure.belkin.com/education/
About Belkin
Belkin is a California-based accessories leader delivering award-winning power, protection, productivity, connectivity, and audio products over the last 40 years. Designed and engineered in Southern California and sold in more than 100 countries around the world, Belkin has maintained its steadfast focus on research and development, community, education, sustainability and most importantly, the people it serves. From our humble beginnings in a Southern California garage in 1983, Belkin has become a diverse, global technology company. We remain forever inspired by the planet we live on, and the connection between people and technology.
Belkin Connect USB-C Keyboard with Stand for iPad
Belkin Connect USB-C Keyboard with Stand for iPad Wins Future’s Best of Show Award
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan navy's search teams recovered additional debris from a cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea earlier this week, and investigators will analyze the wreckage as the search for the aircraft’s five missing crew members entered its third day Friday.
The Pakistan Airports Authority said in a post on X that search-and-rescue operations by the Pakistan navy and the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency remained underway in deep waters, with aircraft and other assets deployed in a coordinated effort to locate the missing crew.
The authority did not provide additional details, saying further updates would be shared later. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The cargo plane, operated by Karachi-based private carrier K2 Airways, disappeared from radar late Tuesday while flying from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Karachi, Pakistan, after reporting a malfunction in its navigation system.
The Navy recovered the first pieces of wreckage Wednesday about 100 kilometers (60 miles) off the coastal town of Ormara on Pakistan’s southwestern Makran coast in Balochistan province. Officials have said the aircraft’s main fuselage and all five crew members remain missing.
As the search entered a third day, relatives of the crew waited anxiously for news, clinging to hope that their loved ones might somehow be found alive despite the odds.
Nazim Jatoi, the father of co-pilot Faisal Jatoi, urged the government to enlist companies with expertise in locating aircraft black boxes in deep water, saying the flight data and cockpit voice recorders would be crucial to determining what caused the crash.
“The wreckage recovered so far is the lighter debris that remained afloat and was spotted during the search,” Jatoi told The Associated Press. “The government should make every effort to locate the heavier sections of the aircraft that sank after the crash.”
Jatoi said he feared officials could conclude there was little chance of finding survivors if the operation continued for a week without results, but urged authorities to continue efforts until the crew members are found. “This is our request to the government, and this is our humble appeal,” he said.
Family members of the plane’s flight engineer, Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, also quietly sat outside their home in Karachi, receiving relatives as they awaited news.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to use all available resources to locate the missing crew members, while K2 Airways said it is extending full cooperation to civil aviation authorities investigating the crash.
The search has been complicated by rough seas, strong winds and shifting ocean currents, which can scatter floating debris over a wide area and make it more difficult to pinpoint the crash site.
The Pakistan Airports Authority has said radar data indicated the aircraft rapidly descended before radio and radar contact were lost at about 9:21 p.m. Tuesday, about 287 kilometers (178 miles) west of Karachi.
Pakistan has experienced several fatal air crashes in recent decades.
Kab Hassan Saddiqui, son of missing cargo plane crew flight engineer Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, shows the picture of his father on a mobile, outside their home in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)
Abdur Rafay Siddiqui, second right, elder son of missing cargo plane crew flight engineer Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, chats with siblings outside their home in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)
In this photo released by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Navy personnel shift the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways into a naval ship after recovering them from deep sea near Omara, a town some 360 kms. (220 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Pakistan Navy via AP)
In this photo released by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Navy personnel examine the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways on a naval ship after recovering them from deep sea near Omara, a town some 360 kms. (220 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Pakistan Navy via AP)
Ghulam Nabi Bahrani, father-in-law of missing cargo plane crew First Officer Faisal Jatoi, showed his picture on a mobile phone in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)
