Likely, Blackberry saw no need for
a single keyboard device competing for the same market.
Not exact matches
Also, in order to use this
device to answer email, I had to get a Bluetooth
keyboard, because otherwise, you have to type with a «
single finger» (the screen only works with the stylus) and that's way too slow for my taste.
This is along with
keyboard, mouse, joystick and gamepad support, which allows for simultaneous input from
devices over USB and Bluetooth, with pictures directly transferable from a camera so that users can connect their cameras over USB and import pictures to the gallery with a
single touch.
Running Windows 8, which has famously merged both touch and standard desktop into a
single operating system and shipping with a removable
keyboard, this
device could be considered the ultimate convertible PC.
But it's also possible that tablets may simply evolve into
single - purpose
devices found in kitchens, schools and other situations where
keyboards are cumbersome and large screens are preferred.
However, HP has stated it will only sell the
device as a
single unit, with the
keyboard and tablet together.
On the other hand, unlike many
single -
device keyboards like the Apple Smart
Keyboard, the tablet can be used in either landscape or portrait orientation.
When pages are coded so that users can navigate by means of the
keyboard alone, or a
single switch access
device alone, this helps users who can not use a mouse or even a standard
keyboard.
Since the
keyboard can be paired with multiple
devices, it's possible to quickly switch between paired hosts by hitting a
single button.
The problem is, Apple's first - party Smart
Keyboard, which attaches to the Pro's three - dotted Smart Connector and can prop up the
device at just a
single angle, costs $ 169.
The case is designed to offer protection for the tablet inside, a backlit
keyboard, and an integrated holder for the Apple Pencil in a
single lightweight
device.
The
keyboard is backlit and runs off of the tablet's battery, but Dell quotes the
device for lasting up to seven hours on a
single charge.
Around back there's two more USB 3.0 ports, four more USB 4.0 ports, two DVI - out and HDMI - out, 5.1 audio hook - up with SPDIF, antennas for a built - in wireless card, two Ethernet jacks, and even an old - fashioned mouse /
keyboard port — though only one (so you can only hook up a
single PS / 2
device).