All OEMs not just one or two, should add extra features to their android tablets
like slider keyboards or dockable keyboard / phone capabilities to increase sales.
Of course I'd
like a slider keyboard on the Streak but I'm prepared to take a hit in this case because I might go and buy a retail version of this to replace my Xperia X10.
Not exact matches
The Eee Pad
Slider is another
keyboard - equipped Honeycomb - running slate
like the Eee Pad Transformer.
They've also got that excellent looking Eee Pad
Slider launching soon, which keeps the
keyboard hidden away under the screen when you don't want it, and they've thrown in a full - sized USB port for connecting useful peripherals
like a flash drive or mouse.
So, does this have that
slider keyboard like the pro or no?
Unfortunately, the
Slider doesn't include a pointing stick in the middle of the
keyboard, though you can attach an external mouse if you want this tablet to work
like a regular laptop.
Following this morning's announcement of the Optimus
Slider on Virgin Mobile, Straight Talk has announced its own version of the phone in the Optimus Q.
Like the Optimus
Slider, the phone features a 3.2 inch touchscreen with a sliding QWERTY
keyboard, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system, MicroSD slot, 3.2 megapixel camera and Bluetooth 3.0 along with a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
A mix of touchscreen and familiar QWERTY
keyboard, this is the first
slider BlackBerry and looks
like it could possibly be the best BlackBerry to date.
Sony also showed off another tablet which looked
like an Eee Pad
Slider — the
keyboard dock however is actually detachable.
Adding a
slider to the Bold family would do well and we can all agree that this
slider has some features
like it also (
keyboard, trackpad, chrome bezel style).
HTC 7 Pro is a Windows Phone 7 side
slider Qwerty
keyboard device, running on Snapdragon 1GHZ speed processor just
like other HTC Mozart, Samsung Omnia 7, Samsung Focus, LG Optimus 7 & other Windows Phone 7 smartphones.
The ASUS Eee Pad
Slider is the latest hybrid tablet out from Asus as it features a
keyboard that slides out from its tablet
like frame.
The
keyboard is perfect — just
like a Bold 9700, and it seems to not be dug in the
slider mechanism, unlike the Palm Pre.
Again I found the
keyboard handy but not essential, and something
like the Eee Pad
Slider would be a better device for me in this situation.
The
Slider is a 10 inch tablet, but employs a different concept than all the other devices in its class: it includes a
keyboard that can be covered by a sliding display, transforming it into a regular slate, or a mini-laptop
like machine.
Options
like key remapping, intuitive controller support (including separate tuning for controller vs.
keyboard and mouse that makes each feel
like a competent option), and a field - of - view
slider allow you to build an experience customized exactly to your
liking.
The leaked image (below) of Hamburg doesn't show the device with a physical
keyboard, but it's possible that it could be a
slider like the BlackBerry Priv.