If you push the tablet forward, the rear edge of the kickstand will drop.
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Add the machine's trackpad and built-in "kickstand, " and you've got usability features that current iPads don't possess.
It has the same magnesium VaporMg casing, as well as the same kickstand, neat clicking sound and all.
Likewise, getting the kickstand to work comfortably against your thighs would challenge even the most committed Microsoft fans.
Other documents disclosed variations on the iPad design, including the fact the company considered a kickstand for the device.
While the bars we handled were dummies, we aren't fond of the fragile kickstand found on the smaller 300.
Though the kickstand ships with an illustrated instruction sticker on it, it's still way too easy to insert it incorrectly.
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The kickstand also precludes the use of the tablet in portrait mode except when handheld, or when using an external keyboard.
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Between the keyboard cover attachment and the integrated kickstand, Microsoft has clearly focused on differentiating the Surface by addressing these issues.
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The Surface's built-in kickstand threw another wrench into the design process, as did the magnetic hinge used to attach the keyboard covers.
When an owner's urge to use physical buttons becomes overwhelming, the keyboard swings into action and relies on the cover as a kickstand.
In fact, the only issue with the ATIV Tab's aspect ratio in this instance is that your author was crying out for a kickstand.
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Nawab leaned the bike on its kickstand each evening and waited for his girls to come, all of them, around him, jumping on him.
Gigabyte must know this, as there's a Surface-style kickstand to prop it up as well as a very thin magnetic keyboard and trackpad combo dock.
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Your option is to retract the kickstand and let the tablet rest on the seat in front of you but this really is not a good alternative.
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This means that the Surface can be used on the service tray, but there is a problem which is unique to the Microsoft design: the Kickstand .
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All told, the final product is comprised of more than 200 custom-made parts, a series of components that includes everything from the kickstand to the dual MIMO antennas.
Yeah, there's not kickstand, but the EVO 4G really does seem chunky up against the Droid X, and the camera bulge on the latter is not annoying at all.
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Sure, the kickstand means you can set it up on a coffee table if you like, but that's hardly the ideal, couch-based, lean-back experience most tablets do so well.
The kickstand consists of two parts that lie flat, but pulling it up to a vertical position lets you prop up the tablet when it's docked in the base.
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Taking a closer look at the keyboard case, we have a chiclet-style layout spanning most of the cover's width, with the docking connector and the kickstand sitting up top.
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We've already mentioned three: the tablet, cradle and kickstand.
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With its large 4.3-inch touch-screen, fast 4G connectivity and a kickstand back that props up the phone like a monitor, the phone seems built for browsing the Internet and watching videos.
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In addition to its primary hardware specs, Surface also features a built in kickstand, which essentially turns the tablet into a monitor, and also a 3mm thin case that includes a multitouch keyboard.
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As you can see, the device looks similar to the Surface RT, including the same "VaporMg" casing and built-in kickstand, and it also boasts a 10.6-inch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
The pictures also cover Sony's plans to add a lightweight keyboard to its next tablet, similar to Microsoft's Surface plans, but with some Smart Cover-esque kickstand skills thrown in for good measure.
It's a lot to remember, and some of the pieces (the cradle, kickstand) don't lie flat, so they'll take up more space in your bag than a device with a regular ol' keyboard dock.
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Here's where it gets weird: the kickstand on the back of the dock is removable, and can be inserted in one of two ways (again, to support the tablet in landscape or portrait mode).
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It will reportedly include front and rear cameras as well as a possible microSDHC slot, and the accessories we see in the purported leak involve both a tiny keyboard dock and a cover that doubles as a kickstand.
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Kickstand design is clever but maybe not so smart: Microsoft incorporated a swing out angled support piece that allows the tablet to stand in landscape mode and then it folds back into the body when not in use.
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