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ckole · 04-06-2010, 07:01 PM

I just went to my local Fry's Electronics and purchased a SIIG, Inc Mini USB keyboard for $17.99. It works just fine. There were 2 other brands available. One for $14.99 and another also for $17.99. There was a wireless one for $29.99 but my local store didn't have it.

I have my eDGe in landscape mode and I am typing this response. At least on the keyboard if you want the CAPS lock on you just have to press the shift key twice. The traditional button doesn't work as previously mentioned.

If you press the ALT key and the left arrow you can turn the screen off.
If you press the ALT key and the right arrow the screen will come back on
Space for page down in the browser and shift space for page up.

I am going to search for other Android keyboard shortcuts and will report accordingly. Now we just need mouse support. Maybe when Chrome comes out it could be supported on here. Who knows.

04-06-2010, 07:01 PM	#8
ckole Edge User	I just went to my local Fry's Electronics and purchased a SIIG, Inc Mini USB keyboard for $17.99. It works just fine. There were 2 other brands available. One for $14.99 and another also for $17.99. There was a wireless one for $29.99 but my local store didn't have it. I have my eDGe in landscape mode and I am typing this response. At least on the keyboard if you want the CAPS lock on you just have to press the shift key twice. The traditional button doesn't work as previously mentioned. If you press the ALT key and the left arrow you can turn the screen off. If you press the ALT key and the right arrow the screen will come back on Space for page down in the browser and shift space for page up. I am going to search for other Android keyboard shortcuts and will report accordingly. Now we just need mouse support. Maybe when Chrome comes out it could be supported on here. Who knows. Last edited by ckole; 04-06-2010 at 07:05 PM.