16 Mar
2014
16 Mar
'14
6:27 p.m.
On 15/03/2014, Philip Belben <philip at axeside.co.uk> wrote:
Late in 2012 finally gave in and bought a pocket-sized
tablet PC (for
which read "smartphone" - in fact a Samsung Note)...
[on folding
keyboards]
The trouble is, it would probably use bluetooth, and
there is little to
beat a bluetooth keyboard for creating security holes! OTOH, phones
usually have a jack socket for speakers, handsets, etc.
These days, they also tend to have USB OTG ports; buy an OTG-to-host
funnyplug and a USB keyboard, and you might just have what you need.
USB keyboards are available in a huge range of sizes, including
pocket-sized. And they won't run out of batteries just as you're about
to commit your masterpiece to the screen. :) And given that you
already have a Samsung Note, it could cost as little as a tenner for
the keyboard and OTG-to-host widget.
Alternatively, there are still no-name laptops emerging from China
with WM8850 processors, 7" screens, real keyboards and price tags of
about sixty quid on ebay.