On 03/15/2012 01:41 PM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
Am 15.03.2012 um 12:09 schrieb Gennady Kupava:
This is because if you using one hand to hold phone, you have one one
hand free. Holding and using keyboard with one hand is not possible.
And why not add some hooks or joints so that you can clip together both
parts after detaching them?
Well, if we're detaching the keyboard from the back side and then
clipping them back together for use anyway - is there a good reason we
can't just clip it onto the side with the USB port, and use that port
for power and keyboard data?
That way we wouldn't need bluetooth or a battery, nor have to connect
new cables to the main board.
Additionally, it would make it easier for people who prefer a thinner
phone and don't mind carrying extra devices, as they can use the
standard back cover and still be able to connect this keyboard.
Also, if we use a standard USB keyboard module (I don't know if that's
feasible), it could be tested and used with other PCs too...
Of course, it does have a downside - can't use the USB port while the
keyboard is connected (unless it includes a hub and/or charger
passthrough), and is arguably riskier wrt. destroying the USB port if
you drop the phone with the keyboard connected...
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Regards,
Frode Austvik
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