Search for bookmarks, underline keywords, or add notes to the e-book with the keyboard-interface Find feature.
Easier - and potentially quicker - would be to dispense with the keyboard altogether.
With the keyboard dock attached, the machine weighs 3.1 pounds, and it's quite manageable, even for carrying one-handed.
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The high performance switches combined with the keyboard's 100% anti-ghosted matrix, 20-key rollover and 1000Hz reporting rate provide fast, accurate input for gaming.
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While he was up there, Mr. Taylor flashed a reference device -- a laptop hybrid with the keyboard and touchpad built into the carrying case.
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Stylus Pen: Microsoft supplies a stylus to communicate with the keyboard.
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There needs to be more integration with the keyboard at the system level, and that's probably something Google should address in a future revision to Android.
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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If the Surface ships with the keyboard -- and if Microsoft markets the device as a tablet that will let you get some work done -- it could be a big hit.
Starting with the keyboard, it's basically the same as the Illuminated Bluetooth K810 keyboard, in that you can pair it with up to three Bluetooth-enabled devices and switch from one to the other by pressing a button.
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As you see in our photo gallery, the tablet is roughly the same size and thickness of a netbook when combined with the keyboard dock, and we never felt like the slate was about to tumble out of its cradle.
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While we spent much of our testing with the keyboard attached, to experience the thing as a tablet we popped off the Type Cover and headed to the couch, spending hours web surfing while inane TV programming slowly rotted our gray matter.
Other than that, we just wish the final keyboard dock will somehow get a slight weight reduction: for the screen size, 1.88 pounds isn't too bad for the tablet alone, but together with the heavy keyboard, the Q702 could become a nightmare for regular travelers.
So if I am in the same room with both devices, the keyboard turns off connection with the iPad and autonomously connects with it.
When used on a desk, table, or airplane seat tray, with the kickstand holding the screen upright and the keyboard cover with movable keys, the Pro is a serviceable laptop, especially since, unlike on an iPad or Android tablet, you can use full-fledged PC programs.
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If I could get used to navigating via the numeric keypad with the num-lock key off, I'd be perfectly happy with the new keyboard.
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He didn't say when the Q10, with the physical keyboard, will be out or for how much.
The Surface Pro has about the same footprint as the iPad with the Logitech keyboard attached, either in landscape or portrait mode.
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An extended battery is able to connect with both the Keyboard Dock and Gamepad Controller, and doubles battery life for the Razer Edge.
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There's no firm timeframe on the Q10 model, with the physical keyboard, but Heins says he's hoping it will be ready in April.
The core members of the Fall quit, for good, and Smith was left to do a gig in England a few weeks later with only the keyboard player his then girlfriend, Julia Nagle and the drummer Kate Themen, a new addition, who played a grand total of three shows with the Fall (possibly a record).
Well, that might have something to do with the fact that he's Dvorak, but we did consult a trusted and well connected source who, as it turns out, has heard the very same thing from multiple iPhone users, and who further noted that an accessory keyboard to go with the device may become necessary if the touchscreen keyboard doesn't cut the mustard.
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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The Compass Computer he designed for Grid Systems with the screen folded over the keyboard appeared in 1981, flew on the space shuttle, and inspired virtually every notebook design since.
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As for the rest of the features, the Pixel also has a triple-microphone configuration -- with one under the keyboard -- which helps improve noise cancellation, including the rattle of your typing during excited hangouts.
Ultimately, then, the difference between the two comes down to build quality: the Fit E is made of plastic, whereas the Fit has a thinner aluminum chassis, with the fans hidden above the keyboard, and a lid that covers the hinge.
With the full-featured keyboard, the Iconia W510 still measures just 0.84-inches thin and is very lightweight at only 2.63 pounds.
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The company said that it will release two models: one with a touchscreen, the other with a Qwerty keyboard - seen as a key benefit among Blackberry fans.
Nokia announced the new budget-friendly Windows Lumia 610 at the Mobile World Congress and played up several upgraded basic phones that run on the older S40 and Symbian operating systems, including the Asha 202 and 203, the Asha 302 equipped with keyboard, and the mid-range 808 PureView, which boasts a camera with 41-megapixel resolution.
One interface feels better with a touchscreen and gestures, the other with a keyboard and mouse or touchpad.
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