Any bluetooth keyboards(of any size), with a USB port on the side?

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JackWhiteside

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I was thinking of one of those little keyboard/cover combos for a tablet...they need a USB port.

But if I get a tablet w/o a USB port(say, one with bluetooth, HDMI, or microUSB), then I can't get one of those tablet cover/keyboards.

So is there something like that which operates on bluetooth? And if there is, does IT have a USB slot somewhere on it?
Mostly android tablets...Archos tablets, that sort of thing.I've found some that are nearly perfect, save for a lack of a real USB port on the tablet.
 
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KaseyC

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No, because most Android tablets do NOT do "host mode" which allow you to use USB peripherals, thus having a USB slot is useless.

I know Google Nexus had host mode, and I think Galaxy Nexus can be hacked into host mode so you can hook a hub to it thus giving you full size ports. Don't believe other tablets can do it yet (except maybe Nexus 7)
 
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UncleAlbert

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Which tablet are you referring to? For the iPad, I know that there are definitely keyboard covers that use bluetooth. It can't have a USB port because the iOS doesn't natively support USB. For the Aus Transformer prime, it has a full size USB port on the keyboard dock, which is an optional accessory. Not sure about any other tablets.
 
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