physical keyboard

Unlike some smartphones that offer both a physical keyboard and a virtual keyboard, the Veer only works with a physical keyboard.

A physical keyboard would take away space from the screen, and it would not be as flexible and adaptable as a touchscreen keyboard.

The CLIQ is a hefty slider phone, with a touch screen on top and a slide-out physical keyboard underneath.

Mr. Irving said he expects that in five years there will be more people 'typing on glass than on a physical keyboard. '

On a physical keyboard, you touch the keys to determine position and then press down on them to type.

The company also sells a $69 accessory physical keyboard that features a dock at the rear to hold the iPad upright.

Faithful to the Faithful's vision for the iPhone, the Palm Pre is a full-screen, multitouch phone with a slide-out physical keyboard.

The lack of a physical keyboard leaves more room for a bigger screen.

And I don't recommend it for users who require, or prefer, a physical keyboard.

Every smartphone I had owned (which, at the time was about 15 different BlackBerrys) had come with a physical keyboard of some sort.

How do you think the lack of a physical keyboard affects the use of a tablet vs. a new laptop?

Email can be awkward, unless you pay extra for a physical keyboard.

Nothing is more excruciating than attempted to enter text with a traditional tv remote, and the physical keyboard would ease the pain.

But even after that adjustment period, I still reached for my old BlackBerry with the physical keyboard to compose long emails.

Total replacement of the physical keyboard is achievable, Immersion's Sheehan insists.

The original Storm, RIM's first phone without a physical keyboard, didn't convert droves of traditional BlackBerry lovers.

During the conference, HTC noted that they are planning to move away from the physical keyboard.

HTC mentioning that they're shifting away from the physical keyboard should come as no surprise.

Second, some people won't ever find it acceptable, and these folks should choose a phone that has a physical keyboard.

Will I ever buy a smartphone with a physical keyboard again?

For those who prefer a physical keyboard and Verizon's top-notch coverage, the Droid 2 remains a great choice.

For devices that provide a physical keyboard, it is good practice to number the links.

Yesterday, HTC only confirmed what we already knew. The physical keyboard is on its way out . . . likely for good.

There's also a slide-out physical keyboard.

Nobody really thought the iPad would have a physical keyboard.

It has a 9. 7-inch screen, 16GB of solid-state storage, and no physical keyboard.

According to leaked promotional material from Microsoft, the Trophy has a 3. 8-inch display but no physical keyboard.