I have a Nexus 7 tablet. It is the newer (2013?) edition with the camera on the back of it.
I plugged this into the tablet, I plugged an old Dell keyboard and mouse from a computer I bought in 2006 into the USB ports.
After about 20 seconds a symbol "A" came up in the top notification area that asked me to choose between input methods of Dell keyboard or touchscreen. BEFORE chose anything the keyboard was working. After another minute the mouse started working on its own. Just for kicks I clicked (with a scroll wheel two button Dell mouse) on "physical Dell keyboard" and nothing really changed, the keyboard (which I'm typing this on right now) continued to work.
The mouse works really well.
The touchscreen functions all seem to work the same too, except when you click in a typing area/box the touchscreen keyboard doesn't come up...it assumes you want to the use the keyboard. I suppose to renable the touchscreen keyboard you'd click on the "A" symbol in the notification area and select 'touchscreen keyboard' ....but it'd be easier just to unplug this device (and the mouse and keyboard hooked up to it) instead, and just plug it back in when you need to type a bunch of stuff.
Good for (coherent) emails, reviews, blogs and posts where you want to type a long entry (LIKE THIS ONE). Can you imagine how annoying it'd be to type all of the above with the touchscreen? With proper punctuation?
I started typing this review less than 2 minutes ago. Don't let your typing speed be lost. Don't dumb down your punctuation or word usage because you just want to have an easy time with the touchscreen: get this product!!!
I'm going to put a metal clamp on my keyboard to hold a small easel to hold up my tablet. The Dell mouse works just fine on my pantleg or tabletop or even my comfortor if I'm in bed. Optical mouses don't need mousepads unless you have a glass table top or a *really* blank monochromatic desktop.
By the way: THIS IS NOT A USB HUB, it is an OTG hub that happens to have USB ports on it, along with memory card ports. A USB hub is for expanding the number of USB ports on a device like a laptop. OTG hubs are for ENABLE changing the master/slave upstream/downstream relationships between devices. This WILL give you USB ports on your tablet (and certain phones) but the users who are using this on desktop computers as a USB hub are DOING IT WRONG!!! Get a USB hub if this causes problems with your device manager. Read the description for this product: NOWHERE does it say it's a 'USB hub' because it's an OTG communications devices which happens to have some USB ports on it. So, now you can ignore all those 3 star and under reviews: yeah, if you LIE to your device manager and till it this is a USB hub than it'll work but might be laggy when you put your computer to sleep. Most of the subpar reviews come from desktop (Mac and PC) users who really should have bought a USB HUB (which this is NOT).
This is for adding USB peripherals to a device that just has a mini ubs CHARGING JACK that also allows data transfer THROUGH THE CHARGING JACK. If you already have full sized USB ports and need more, just buy a cheaper and less intrusive USB hub. I think my older phone actually said in its owner manual that its charging jack did NOT allow data transfer. Oh well, if I need to type a novel (or an intelligent email for work) I'll use my tablet and this device.
I'm ordering a 2nd one as a gift for someone who has a tablet and might like it (I've got a few computer keyboards and mice sitting around, might as well put them to use).
Wrap: if I hit 'Num Lock' I can shut off or turn on the sidcar numbers. Page up and Down work to scroll. The mouse scroll button works too. The mouse works just like on a desktop computer. It's AWESOME typing like a normal human being again, instead of pecking at a touchscreen like an ape.
-Mike from Detroit
| Brand | Inateck |
|---|---|
| Item model number | HB3001G |
| Item Weight | 3.2 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 5.6 x 3.8 x 0.4 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.6 x 3.8 x 0.4 inches |
| Manufacturer | Inateck |
| ASIN | B00OCBXIY8 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | June 3, 2015 |
