Asus Transformer Ice Cream Sandwich and a Bluetooth Keyboard
Text input on a touchscreen device is a necessary but painfully evil problem. It is true there are a few on screen keyboards are better than others, high praise akin to the improvement in soup with the addition of 1oz versus 4oz of rat poison. OS vendors and device manufacturers are well aware of the problem, which results in a plethora of on screen keyboard choices, varying degrees of annoyance inducing autocomplete and text prediction engines, and hyper active haptic feedback complete with IBM selectric sound effects, and finally with the admission that the problem just cannot be solved, most devices support bluetooth, usb or/and hardware keyboards. When choosing which new device to purchase for everyday usage, you need to consider your needs carefully along with your budget. Last year, when in need of a tablet for a development project, we took some time to consider the use cases and set up some sensible requirements. Recent Android OS Extern...