For those who use touch screen phones would know, the frustration of mastering the "Wushi finger" one peck skill at the letters when trying to SMS. Even if you have a built in keyboard, the keys are usually too small to allow the user to do a speedy text comfortably.
HTC users might be familiar with the transcriber technique which allows the user to scribble on the whole screen and the machine will guess the word you are trying to write. But you still need to pull out the stylus, which makes it quite difficult if you are commuting on a train or bus. There's a risk of dropping the stylus.
A new name is coming soon. Swype
Instead of having to find and press on-screen keys one by one, Swype simply has users slide (or swipe) their fingers across the screen. Its algorithm does its best to figure out what you were trying to write, then fills it in for you. With a growing number of handsets shipping without a physical keyboard, this software could boost typing productivity and data usage by mobile phone users. Best of all, it doesn't have to replace the existing keyboard paradigm, meaning users can still peck if they like.
You can go and ask for a trial now by clicking on the link here.
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Shingo Ng
Monday, June 1, 2009
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