The touchscreen would also take some getting used to, but it seemed well within reach when we took to our gaming pose with the keyboard on the show floor.

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This is the app I show to all of my touchscreen keyboard-hesitant friends nervous about giving up the physical keyboard.

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The tablet itself almost seems like it's beside the point, considering the real star of the show is that cover-and-keyboard set.

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Jorno, a promising folding Bluetooth keyboard, first saw public light back at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2011.

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But as the results show, even 95% accuracy will be unacceptable to all but the most keyboard-averse when it comes to dictation.

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Rather, they keep talking about getting into the hardware game, teasing anything from a new console, to a redesign of the mouse and keyboard, to even a virtual reality headset which we saw them show recently.

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