This Android Tablet Has Built-In QWERTY Keyboard

The FCC has just approved a tablet the sports a built-in QWERTY keyboard mounted under the display.

ZoomSo far we've seen a tablet with a detachable, add-on keyboard and a tablet with a slide-out keyboard. But how about one with a QWERTY keyboard built right into the tablet chassis itself? That's what Keen High Holding Limited has done with the WR780 Wi-Fi Ebook Android tablet which just won an approval from the FCC on Thursday.

For now details are limited, but the device will sport a 7-inch TFT LCD screen with a default resolution of 800 x 480, and Android 2.1 Eclair. The model seen in a leaked photo reveals a black, rounded frame and the QWERTY keypad integrated below the display. There's also an integrated stand that can be used to prop up the WR780 vertically.

So far pricing and availability is unknown, but we expect the device to be at an entry-level price point to combat against Amazon's lesser Kindle models. The use of Eclair also points to the tablet's limitations in regards to running Android apps like Dungeon Defenders and Plants Vs. Zombies. The label "Ebook" in its name even seems to indicate it may only be suitable for light internet browsing and reading digital books.