TouchPal offers on-screen keyboard apps for Android, iOS, and other mobile platforms. Now the company’s virtual keyboard is available for Windows 8 tablets as well. TouchPal for Windows 8 isn’t yet available from the Windows Store, but you can download the app from the TouchPal website. Right now the installer seems to be in Chinese, […]
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Fujitsu develops virtual tablet keyboard that tracks your fingers with a camera
Most smartphones and tablets on the market these days have on-screen keyboards instead of physical keyboards. But when you pull up a keyboard on a touchscreen display it can cover half the screen, making it difficult to actually see what you’re doing. Fujitsu’s working on a solution that lets you type without even touching the […]
CoolShip $89 PC-in-a-keyboard is an upgradeable Android computer
Computers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes these days. And we’re not just talking about desktop, notebook, and tablet. That smartphone in your pocket is basically a mini-PC with a processor, storage, memory, and a few other goodies like a touchscreen. So it’s not surprising that we’ve seen many companies take the guts […]
Great Wall U310 packs an Ubuntu desktop PC into a keyboard
Ever wonder why you need a keyboard, mouse, monitor, and a PC case for a desktop computer? It turns out if the brains of the PC fit into a small enough space, you don’t. All-in-one PCs generally combine most of the components into the display case. If you want to bring your own monitor, you can […]
Raspberry Pi mini PC crammed into a keyboard
Ever since Apple introduce the first iMac, computer makers have been hiding PCs in monitors, giving the illusion that you’re just plugging a keyboard and mouse into a display. But one hobbyist has taken a different approach, by hiding a computer in a keyboard. Just plug in a mouse and monitor and you’ve got a […]
Lenovo IdeaTab S2110 tablet with optional keyboard up for pre-order
The Lenovo IdeaTab S2110 is an Android tablet with a 10.1 inch display and an optional keyboard docking station. We first spotted this tablet as it slid through the FCC website last month, and now it’s available for pre-order from Amazon for $399.99. You can also order the tablet with the optional keyboard included for […]
Lenovo developing removable handgrip keyboards for tablets?
Thumb keyboards were all the rage a few years ago, with BlackBerry dominating the smartphone space partially because the company had some of the best keyboards. Then came the iPhone and the realization that most people were perfectly happy to tap out letters, numbers, and other characters using on-screen keyboards on mobile devices. But there’s […]
Tabmate is a wireless thumb keyboard for iPad, Android tablets
How often have you found yourself staring at your 10 inch tablet and wishing you could enter text by tapping away on a tiny thumb-sized keyboard like the one on your phone? Yeah, me either, but the new Tabmate Bluetooth keyboard from Technonia lets you do just that. It sounds silly, but there are a […]
Official BlackBerry PlayBook keyboard case launches… for $120
Research in Motion is finally offering an official keyboard/case combo for the BlackBerry PlayBook… more than a year after the tablet first hit the streets. But that’s not even the strangest thing about the new BlackBerry Mini Keyboard. RIM also wants to charge $119.99 for the accessory — even though you can buy a BlackBerry […]
Asus Eee Pad Slider: First impressions
The Asus Eee Pad Slider is an Android tablet with a 10 inch screen and a slide-out keyboard that transforms the device into an Android-powered laptop. Asus loaned me a demo unit for review, and I wanted to share some initial thoughts. I’ll have more details to share soon. Aside from the keyboard, the Slider […]