However, in the browser you can use the keyboard to jump to options in dialogs and such, which further confuses the issue.
Speaking of the sort, you can use the keyboard with Windows 7, 8 and Vista, meaning those of you still using XP are out of luck.
At first blush, it seemed just as flat, but not flatter, but we'll reserve full judgement until we can use the keyboard for an extended period of time.
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In fact, when connected to a PC, the pen can be used to scribble (presumably for quick doodles, otherwise why not just use the keyboard?) just as its tethered predecessor could.
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OnLive Desktop can't use the iPad's built-in virtual keyboard, but it can use the virtual keyboard built into Windows 7 and Windows' limited touch features and handwriting recognition.
When not in use, the keyboard folds flat into the case making it easy to pack away and go.
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Add a note and use the virtual keyboard to include your comments, highlight text, scribble free form, and even add a stamp to emphasize a point.
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I've had extensive hands-on time with the SwiftKey-like input scheme and, apart from its clean layout, I can't see much use in the keyboard's predictive text capabilities, nor can I envision prospective users investing in its idiosyncrasies.
Mr. Enderle said the use of the standard Qwerty keyboard on the iPhone made such an approach the industry standard.
Microsoft also emphasized the use of the Surface with a keyboard, a convertible usage model that the company has helped champion and Apple has publicly discounted.
Currently there aren't many PDK games that use the extra Palm hardware like the QWERTY keyboard and the gesture area, but we're told that's all exposed to the developer, along with any other element of webOS that Mojo SDK users have access to.
The reviewer found the keyboard "difficult to use" as the keys are almost flush with the case and don't move much when pressed.
As expected, the Liberate can receive text messages, but here's the kicker: the screen doesn't allow the use of a keyboard, which means you won't be able to send any from your device.
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You can use the phone as a wireless mouse and keyboard for the PlayBook.
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Using the DATKs with Eve keyboard shortcuts worked best for me, as it parsed those macros to the right side of the keyboard, so I could just use the QWERTY keys for chatting with corpmates, alliance members, etc.
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They can also be used for different functions as users can watch a video on one screen and input commands on the other, or check email on one screen and use the other as a soft keyboard.
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The onscreen keyboard is one of the easiest to use we've ever seen, and we found ourselves able to hammer out huge swathes of text on the device without many errors -- and those that we did make were easily corrected with the mouse.
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The system would have to improve for people to make use of a full keyboard, which would be the "holy grail, " Morris said.
On my flight from Prague to NYC my Dell ran out of juice in less than 2 hours, and I had to use the iPad for the rest of the trip (an external keyboard helps a lot).
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On the iMac's first boot it was able to pick up the mouse and keyboard without a problem, even letting us use the capacitive scrolling to work through the setup wizard.
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Of course, you can use the old-fashioned mouse and keyboard commands instead.
When an owner's urge to use physical buttons becomes overwhelming, the keyboard swings into action and relies on the cover as a kickstand.
Windows 8, released in late October, can be controlled by touching a display screen, as well the more traditional use of a keyboard or computer mouse.
Right away I imagined a console-based true web browser where you use your iPad keyboard to type the way you would on a PC, and Kinect gestures stand-in for a mouse.
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For that, I had to create and add a digital note in the book (using the iPad's on-screen keyboard) or do the unthinkable use a pencil and paper.
The only thing is that the keyboard actually looks more or less impossible to use (how exactly would you hold the phone when you're typing?), and it almost seems like someone at Sony Ericsson just decreed that one be tossed in there without really thinking about its usability.
The old church organ was replaced by a keyboard some years ago and the church makes use of young members who play electric guitars, violins and wind instruments.
Designing a truly adaptive brain-robot interface that allows paralysed patients to directly teach a robot to do something could be immensely helpful, liberating them from the need to use a mouse and keyboard or touchscreen, designed for more capable users.
In addition to bringing up the Start Menu, you can use it return to the desktop, all without having to hit the keyboard.
The kickstand also precludes the use of the tablet in portrait mode except when handheld, or when using an external keyboard.
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