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[Robert Park <robert.park@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 7:00 PM, David Marceau
<uticdmarceau2007@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> How hard is it to produce a full keyboard/mouse for a cellphone.

Well, Canonical is a software company.

> Why can't there be some standard keyboard manufacturer for
> all phones with a standard connector for all future phones?

All you need is an OTG cable and then you can connect any standard
keyboard and mouse to your device (well, at least for Nexus phones.
I'm unsure about other models.)

http://www.amazon.ca/Micro-USB-OTG-2-0-Adapter/dp/B005QX7KYU

(make sure you also get a USB hub in the event that your USB keyboard
does not have any USB ports on it to connect your mouse to).