I now bring my tablet along with the keyboard to meetings. This was the first time in years, almost since I started work, that I hadn’t brought along a laptop on a trip. During a short weekend break recently, I brought only my Nexus 10 and the keyboard on my trip and I was pleasantly surprised, whether I was firing away e-mails or editing a couple of reports. The volume buttons work as well, which is a nice plus.įor me, the Wedge Mobile keyboard is a turning point of sorts. Surprisingly, many PC features on the Wedge Mobile keyboard work with Android as well. There are the useful arrow keys, which let you scroll down a webpage or Word document so you don’t have to reach out to the touch-screen ever so often. This is also a smart way to check if you’re connected to a tablet. I’d also like to point out the small green light that subtly blinks as you type on the keyboard, revealing to you that it is actually working. This is intuitive design that you might expect from Apple, yet the keyboard is made by Microsoft. And it can be bent to turn into a stand for your tablet. It snaps into place not just to protect the keys but also to automatically power down the keyboard. Most impressive is the rubber-like cover. The design impresses, with its heavy metal accents giving a premium feel that its hefty price – S$99 in Singapore – would have to provide. There clearly has been a lot of thought put into this keyboard. And the compartment at the bottom that stores the two AAA-sized batteries provide an angled tilt that is comfortable to type on. But the keys are large and easy to reach. The Wedge Mobile keyboard is packed like any small one that you’d find in the shop. Microsoft has done something others have failed here -provide a comfortable typing experience with a really portable keyboard.

Keys feel responsive when you press down, and no, your fingers thankfully aren’t hammering at metal despite the very thin profile here.

Not only is it easy to connect, it is a joy to type on.įor starters, the keys have a tactile feel that will put many larger PC keyboards to shame. The Wedge Mobile Keyboard, however, stands apart from most other Bluetooth keyboards. I haven’t been convinced of these small keyboards until now, because most of them involve typing on really small keys that are so shallow your fingers might as well have been hammering away at the metal underneath. That’s what the Wedge Mobile keyboard from Microsoft lets me do with my Google Nexus 10 now. One of the most innovative accessories to have spawned with the iPad is the nifty wireless keyboard that instantly turns your tablet into a lean, mean e-mail machine. Instead of poking at your screen to fire away an angry e-mail, or waiting until you got to a PC, the keyboard lets you bang away furiously – and accurately – on the go.

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