What is a Micro Keyboard?
A micro keyboard is a keyboard that is often used with a personal digital assistant (PDA) and may be used with some smartphones. The advantage of the unit is its portability. The micro keyboard, in most cases, is also capable of being folded for transport in a pocket. They usually cost approximately $30 US Dollars (USD). The keys of a micro keyboard are very small, but ultimately more accessible than some “full” keyboards on smartphones. It looks very similar to a smaller version of a normal-sized keyboard, with the keys being in the normal positions. To help prevent typographical errors, these mini keyboards space the keys a little apart from each other, with no key touching its neighbor. Thus, even those with large fingers should find accidental touching of other keys is kept to a minimum. While many may tend to shy away from a micro keyboard simply because of its ability to fold up, this feature is actually a big benefit. Though it may seem easier to break with the crease in the mid
The Compaq Micro Keyboard is a small (of necessity) device that clips to the base of the iPAQ and offers 37-key functionality. Often times this style of keyboard is called a thumbpad, derived from the fact the tight key arrangement makes using the thumb the most ergonomic way of typing. Compaq prefers to call it a Micro Keyboard, so I’ll oblige to that.
