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TouchPal keyboard brings gesture-based typing to Windows 8

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]