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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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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Ten-finger multi-touch capabilities enhance the overall experience, allowing the user to interact directly with the screen, as well as the touchpad and keyboard.
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But the Air is more comfortable for viewing, with its keyboard base propping the screen up nicely.
Users can quickly type using the on-screen keyboard and navigate through the slate's features with the highly responsive capacitive multi-touch screen, or write naturally on the screen using an electromagnetic pen, making it easy to take meeting notes, create documents and reports in Microsoft Office 2010, or browse online.
Visually, the software looks like a version of Windows with touch-screen features, like a button to activate the keyboard, duct taped on top.
The Compaq IPaq I-A1 is a cute little beige number with a wireless keyboard and a tiltable color LCD screen about the size of a makeup mirror.
Whether you touch buttons on the screen or on the keyboard is a very small part of your interaction with the device.
Sprint, for example, will only be launching the Q10 (which comes with the traditional, physical QWERTY keyboard), while T- Mobile will only commercialize the touch screen-only Z10.
Richard Chapman, director of product management operations at SunGard, said the combination of touch and keyboard, and the ability to expand and shrink data on the screen with a swipe of a finger, significantly improves back office speed.
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The touch screen functionality can be used in conjunction with a traditional keyboard and mouse, so users can choose what to use when it suits them.
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Users can type in Web addresses or e-mails with a stylus on a pop-up keyboard on the touch-screen.
The Microsoft Surface, a horizontal touch-screen computer with neither keyboard nor mouse, will go on sale in November.
Users interact with the computer via its 30-inch screen--no mouse or keyboard necessary.
Still, for a young family member or as an Internet access device with a keyboard and a screen larger than a cell phone, the C7 represents an inexpensive alternative.
Clarke also offered a sneak peak at a new technology dubbed "Dell Latitude ON, " which promises the speed of a smart phone with a notebook's big screen and keyboard.
Acer's Iconia, a touch-screen laptop with two displays where one replaces a keyboard, won the top honors.
The surfcentres have a fruit-machine-like appearance with 500mhz computers under an angled-screen front that allows easy access to the keyboard but is designed to prevent damage from beer spillages.
The Iconia would let users type on a touch-screen keyboard similar to the iPad, or draw, flick and zoom with their fingers.
Productivity is enhanced thanks to the combined power of touch screen and QWERTY keyboard inputs, enabling smooth navigation with efficient and professional input.
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It takes courage to remove a keyboard from the face of a smartphone and replace those buttons with a giant screen, as Jobs did with the iPhone.
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However, as with all of its competitors I've tested that don't completely separate the screen and the keyboard, the XPS 12 doesn't make for a very usable tablet, both for hardware and software reasons.
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The T1000 has a rotating multi-touch screen, chiclet keyboard and is aesthetically appealing with its gold textured surfaces.
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Microsoft five years ago introduced the Tablet PC, which features a large screen that can be controlled with a stylus rather than a keyboard.
Featuring the latest version of Windows Phone, the HTC TITAN II enhances connectivity, efficiency and productivity for busy consumers with its large on-screen keyboard and instant access to Windows Phone Office Hub, Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Outlook Mobile.
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Sprint is only planning to carry the keyboard-equipped Q10 at this time, with no immediate plans to carry the touch-screen Z10 device.
The machine has a 11.6 inch touch-screen display and when clicked into the base with its magnetically assisted latch, you have a full sized keyboard and a trackpad.
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The sleek, lightweight aluminum and glass device is equipped with a 9.7-inch touch screen and has no keyboard.
This applies to the touch-screen version of BlackBerry 10, since RIM is bringing out a second BB 10 device with a physical keyboard.
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