USB Drives on Tablets will do what?

[frenzy757]

With all this talk about USB ports on tablets, what exactly can they do?

I mean can the tablet play as the USB host, so lets say I could....plug my phone in via cable using PDAnet and have the phone charge while tethering to the tab?


Can it read external hard drives?

Can I plug in my digital camera and transfer pictures?

I am assuming connecting keyboards/mouse would work?


Just wondering because I don't know exactly what the USB would be useful for if it couldn't do the above. If it can do the above...that would be amazing.

 

[KeithLambert7]

+1, would also like to know.

 

[frenzy757]

No one? why is everyone so excited about having a USB port?

 

[Hajile_Ibushi]

Things I've plugged into my usb:

My 30 gig laptop drive in a usb case and FAT(ntfs doesn't work)
keyboard
mouse
usb hub (so I can have more ports for kb/m
Nokia cellphone (amazingly, it connected to the internet, I thought these things were proprietary)
ipod (like the pc, you can access the gallery, it follows the same filing protocol as a normal digicam so expect thumbdrives and digicams to work)


Things I've seen other people use:

wireless mouse (usb tranceiver)
3g modem (specific brands only, the one I have doeent work)

 

[frenzy757]

What tab are you using that has USB?

As far as USB tethering when I use PDAnet I had to install some software on my desktop...how do you get that on the tab?

 

[Hajile_Ibushi]

I'm using the Archos 101.

Unfortunately, i just tried again and it won't seem to connect this time. Could have sworn i got online last time i tried it.

 

[CameronB]

Well, I picked up a flytouch 2. USB seems to work just great, thumbdrives and external HDDs, or a mouse and keyboard. Works like a champ.

 

[Hajile_Ibushi]

And the keyboard probably didn't even cost you $70 now did it?