Nobody's made a compelling argument for USB so let me take a guess why they're suggesting it; 1. ubiquity. there 10 hojillion keyboards of every shape, size and flavor out there, including compact units all the way up to high tech fancy devices like the Virtual Laser Keyboard or custom keyboards that cost over US$4000 (happy hacking). 2. cost. there are also several cheap USB keyboards available. 3. compact. i'd wager there are more compact USB keyboards than there are compact BT keyboards but that's just a wild-ass guess. Here are a few arguments in favor of Bluetooth keyboards. 1. wireless. in fact, the spec is designed not to interfere with 802.11; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth#Air_interface Only downsize I can see of a BT board; vendor support. if the maker goes away, so does your warranty, etc. Same could be said for the virtual laser WiFi toilet seat cover you just bought on eBay or the $10k Dvorak headmount retina burning plutonium powered apparatus that you bought from a Silicon Valley black market smuggler. Here are some unanswered questions re USB vs BT keyboards; power consumption? How many USB keyboards can be powered by AAA cells? Are you typing faster than BT can transfer your keystrokes? Does Bill Gates have night terrors about Tux the penguin? That said, I'd recommend both the Apple BT keyboard (big, not foldable, but built like a brick shithouse) or the Nokia SU-8W (small, could be fragile or sturdy but I've been careful with mine, folds up to roughly same size as N770 or N800 but a bit thicker -- fits perfectly in a camera bag I use to hold both). -Gary _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
