The Bluetooth keyboard is very comfortable and has a built - in
optical TrackPoint and the usual ThinkPad mouse buttons.
While we would have preferred a physical stick, we found
the optical TrackPoint accurate though a little slippery because of its glossy top.
This positioning is on purpose, though: The ThinkPad Keyboard Folio case ($ 100) provides a wired keyboard that plugs into the USB port, includes a nifty, easy - glide
optical TrackPoint mouse alternative, and folds up into a nifty carry - case combo that packs easily into a suitcase, and works well on the airplane tray table, too.
I found
the optical TrackPoint a pleasure to use: My finger glided over it effortlessly, and it was easy to use to navigate the relatively small screen of the tablet.
ThinkPad Tablet comes with an optional digitiser pen, a full - size USB port, full - size SD card slot, and mini-HDMI for connecting to external projectors and displays, as well as an optional ThinkPad quality Keyboard Folio Case with
optical TrackPoint.
Here, the Folio case incorporates
an optical TrackPoint, using the same optical technology found in cell phone navigation.
Not exact matches
The dock does offer an
optical isometric
Trackpoint joystick which is located above the «B» key.
You also get what at first glance looks like a traditional ThinkPad
TrackPoint (a rubberized mini-joystick touchpad alternative), but the little red nubbin nestled in the keyboard here is actually an
optical trackpad.
That was followed by confirmation of specs and a release date — in 3 — 4 weeks which confirms an August release we've been hearing about, and some of the rumored specs are confirmed — a 10.1 ″ 1280 x 800 display, capacitive touch screen with stylus support, an Nvidia Tegra 2 chip and «some kind of
trackpoint» which sounds like an
optical mouse.