[Swordmaker]

For example, the cool keyboard/cover. If somebody doesn't offer one for the iPad within 3-4 months I'll be astonished.

dayglored, these covers have been available for about a year and a half. It's nothing new. I had one for my first generation iPad. I seldom used it. It required finding a flat surface to use it. Not convenient.

[tacticalogic]

Typing on a normal on-screen keyboard isn't particularly convenient, either.

The best arrangement for this seems to be "thumb-typing" using a split keyboard with half the keys arranged down either side of the display.

I think the MS form factor would actually be better suited for this than the iPad.

[dayglored]

> ...these covers have been available for about a year and a half. It's nothing new. I had one for my first generation iPad. I seldom used it. It required finding a flat surface to use it. Not convenient.

Shows how out of touch I am with the state of accessories for iPads. :)

iPad-accessory-wise, I bought the Apple "smart cover", and... and... that's it. If I really really need a "real" keyboard, I have my wireless Mac kb which works fine with the iPad, but I, ummm, like you said, "seldom use it".

Tablets are for touch. If I need to type a lot I fire up a laptop, or if I don't have one at hand, I make do with the virtual kb, but that's rare.