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Here's another amazing paragraph from Topolsky.
He likes the TouchPad and bluetooth, even though he doesn't normally use accessories (see below).
HP is getting a second life from this Topolsky review, I hope they capitalize on their lucky break and push out a strong OTA soon.
"Admission: I’m not really an accessories guy. Typically, I get the bare minimum for a product and leave all the extra baggage on the shelf — but I liked what HP has done with the Touchstone dock and wireless keyboard for the TouchPad a lot. For starters, the dock is fantastic because you can place the device on it in either landscape or portrait with no plug to line up or cable to fiddle with, and that makes throwing the device casually on the dock to charge or just use a much more seamless experience than other products on the market. Secondly, webOS’s Exhibition mode is actually handsome and useful (imagine that!), making for charging sessions that still give you something of value. That fact that this piece of the OS is extensible for developers also raises the bar.
I was also surprised by how much I like the pairing of the wireless keyboard and the dock — together the system feels like a surprisingly functional micro PC. The keyboard is outfitted with a variety of special function keys which can whip you out to card view or open the launcher, drop down your notification window, control the volume, brightness, or audio playback, and pop you into search. One point about the keyboard did bother me, however. When you use the card view key, you can only view your cards or open the launcher; you still have to navigate on the screen. I don’t know why the company didn’t opt for arrow key navigation with return tap to enter the card you’ve selected, as it makes perfect sense."
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