Full Size keyboard for Droid??

[chayacooper]

You need to enable usb host mode it does require knowledge of soldering and modifying cables I got it working and I'm typing to you from a keyboard hooked up via usb I am using a logitech internet 350 keyboard

Any advice on how I can enable 'usb host mode'? I was able to purchase a USB to Micro USB adapter, which I'm assuming circumvents the need for soldering.

I would prefer using a USB keyboard instead of a bluetooth one, if possible.

[chayacooper]

It looks like our keyboard problems are about to become a thing of the past :-D

Google just announced that they’re releasing Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on Oct. 18th, which amongst other things will allow for normal USB hosting of any device (including keyboards and mice) on any device utilizing Android OS :-)

Can’t wait!

[tgbrowning]

I'm curious. Has no one been able to get the droids (other than myself) to work with a bluetooth keyboard? I've been able to pair both a Droid 2 and a Droid X2 with a Menotek flexible keyboard and a Verbatim keyboard. I admit I had a hell of a time getting the Verbatim keyboard to work but once I was able to, it's been great. In point of fact, for many things I no longer use my notebook computer, just my Droid X2 and the Verbatim keyboard.

I'm unfamiliar with the stylus you mentioned. How does it work? I assume the narrower point (rather than a huge human digit) makes the web browsing easier and can see using it for that. But if you're going to leave text longer than a sentence or two, I can't see how a stylus could possibly be better than a keyboard.

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[chayacooper]

So far I've only been able to connect a bluetooth keyboard that uses an SPP Profile (i.e. Apple's wireless keyboard).

Still trying to connect one that uses an HID Profile

[tgbrowning]

It can be done. When I first tried, the X2 didn't even SEE the keyboard and I had about given up hope that I could get it to work when all of a sudden, the Verbatim keyboard started to show up when I'd scan for devices. It took me about an hour of trying to get them to pair AND connect. The keyboard kept rejecting the Droid X2. It kind of reminded me of something in the dark ages of computing, back before the web existed and one had to use modems to connect to BBS. Some of the 9600 baud modem were flaky as hell and you had to practically do handstands and sacrifice to obscure gods of the orient to get things to work.

So, I did the same thing. Tested out the timing of the pairing process. It appears that you have to hit a tight time window when you pair. Something like between 2 and 3 seconds between when you tell the keyboard to accept pairing and the droid x2 to pair with the keyboard. Pain in the ass, but it gets easier.

And like I said, I'm really fond of that keyboard. Not all of the keys work as advertised but most do and there is documentation on the Verbatum website about key-mapping. You might want to check that out as well.

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