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Concept: iPad Split Keyboard

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Re: Concept: iPad Split Keyboard

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Post by tlrobinson »

I'd like a case which doubles as a keyboard. It would just be a thin keyboard embedded in the flap, so you could use it as a tablet or a netbook. Obviously there are problems to figure out, like keeping the keys from scratching the screen (rubberize them?) and adding some rigidity without making it too bulky, but I think it would be awesome. I've always wanted a laptop which doubles as a tablet.

Like this! http://cl.ly/Z5v

Re: Concept: iPad Split Keyboard

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Post by hkuo »

Taking this one step further, the iPad could recognize how you are holding it, whether it's one hand, two hands, on the side or from the bottom, and the keyboard would auto-adjust on the fly to accommodate. The animation/motion would be the same way it rotates from landscape to portrait on the fly, just in this case, the keyboard would morph.

Re: Concept: iPad Split Keyboard

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Post by javery »

jpv wrote: post #9

I might be wrong, but doesn't Microsoft have a patent on the corner-screen touchpad keyboard?

Yes, I remember they prototyped (or maybe even released?) a tablet type device with circular keyboards in the corners.

Re: Concept: iPad Split Keyboard

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Post by grinich »

hkuo wrote: post #13

Taking this one step further, the iPad could recognize how you are holding it, whether it's one hand, two hands, on the side or from the bottom, and the keyboard would auto-adjust on the fly to accommodate. The animation/motion would be the same way it rotates from landscape to portrait on the fly, just in this case, the keyboard would morph.

Apple has been granted a patent regarding the use of touch-sensitive bezels in electronic devices, primarily focused on portable devices.

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/02/03/apple-receives-patent-fo...

Re: Concept: iPad Split Keyboard

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Post by glhaynes »

axod wrote: post #8
jiaaro wrote: post #3

I only hunt-peck when I am standing up... otherwise I have no trouble setting the iPad on my lap, and typing as if it were a normal keyboard

head hunched over staring at your lap? :/ I can't see that being comfy for long.

It's not something you usually type on for a long time. It's fine for occasional use, most people find.

Re: Concept: iPad Split Keyboard

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Post by rendezvouscp »

zacharypinter wrote: post #12

In Android, you can write custom method input providers. It'll be an easy concept to realize once the Android tablets started getting released. Maybe the Android slogan should be "there's an API for that" :)

Custom input views were added to iPhone OS 3.2, so someone could do this for iPad.

http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/UIKi...

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