http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
It also has a dedicated voice recognition button, so that means we are guaranteed 2.X]]>May 28th 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/Finally they got rid of the stupid dpad and made a normal keyboard.
Woohoo!]]>May 28th 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
Indeed. The phone looks *so* nice apart from that one glaring problem.]]>May 28th 2010 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
I use my dpad all the time. Editing text is a nightmare with just a touch screen. The dpad is great for gaming too. ]]>May 28th 2010 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/Goddamn it, is that you "because it's not google"?
And by the way, i find nothing wrong with the Droid keyboard, i like the short travel of the keys]]>May 28th 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
Based on the blue secondary keys I'm guessing the phone going to have blue accents ]]>May 28th 2010 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
This actually looks somewhat like the keyboard on my Droid. I have one of the few Droid's shipped with raised keys instead of a flat keypad. The layout on this new one is kinda nice looking, though.]]>May 28th 2010 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/Heres hoping for a Milestone 2 too... :-/]]>May 28th 2010 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/Is that all you do is troll the non MS phone articles and post nonsense?
Uberfail at life brozef.]]>May 28th 2010 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
uh oh, not game gripper friendly :(]]>May 28th 2010 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 29th 2010 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 29th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://j.mp/nexus-2-phone]]>May 29th 2010 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/I've yet to use a mobile device with a keyboard as good as my Touch Pro 2.]]>May 28th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/My Touch Pro2 would be a dream, If I wasn't running DDvorak on all my other comps... Switching between keyboards affects my speed in both layouts. If it weren't for the low res screen, the MyTouch Slide would be my new hacked phone... I need a good res for remote desktop.]]>May 28th 2010 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
I prefer the Palm keyboards and their raised, rounded edges over most 'flat' keyboards.]]>May 28th 2010 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/Agrees.
this < TP2]]>May 28th 2010 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/I'd rather quit phones then switch back to Querty. The real solution is to get a big touchscreen android, ie Evo or Mini 5.

@Leindurstit
Your forgetting the size of the Touch Pro 2... its quite big compared to the droid.]]>May 28th 2010 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/Now, about the rest of the phone.... *eyeroll*]]>May 28th 2010 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
Agreed:
The keyboards need to be set up so yo ucan use them without looking.
Raised keys that have space between the keys to separate them so you can "feel" your way through typing instead of being forced to look.
If Sharp could do this in the 1990's with their "Wizard" handhelds, these companies should be able to do it 10 years later.]]>May 28th 2010 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 29th 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/Jun 14th 2010 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
you mean touch pro 1, right?]]>May 28th 2010 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/

(I never thought that I'd call the droid's keyboard nice)]]>May 28th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
Thought the same exact thing]]>May 28th 2010 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
Eh... My Droid's keys aren't flat, along with many others. Not sure why they produced two different types of keyboards, but I'm definitely not complaining about mine!]]>May 28th 2010 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
Same here, but my friend's keyboard is flat.]]>May 28th 2010 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
My keys look an awful a lot like the ones in the bottom image.]]>May 28th 2010 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/6 months of near constant use has caused the keys on my droid to look very similar to the "droid 2" keyboard. I don't think they made 2 different keyboards. Constant use of the physical keyboard wears down the corners of the keys and causes them to be domed over time. ]]>May 28th 2010 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/
Mine were raised since I bought it. Could never figure out why people were calling it flat / hard to use until people started posting pictures.]]>May 28th 2010 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 29th 2010 2:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 29th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 31st 2010 2:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/Probably an OMAP3630 processor, like the Shadow/Xtreme. Its just as good, if not better. :)]]>May 28th 2010 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/droid-2-keyboard-makes-a-qwerty-cameo/May 28th 2010 5:38PM