Re:Move over T9, here comes Swype
by geuis on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @08:32PM
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I watched this live at Techcrunch50 and I had mixed reactions. First, it is a rather technically interesting way to do text input. Watching how the experienced developer was playing with it, I could sense how it could feel like writing cursive English letters as whole words.
For the average user though, I just don't see how it catches on. People are fairly split over whether they prefer phones with traditional button keyboards or if they love the touchscreen interface from the iPhone. I love the iPhone because I hated stencils. I get more screen real estate. Its easier for me to do typing on the iPhone than any other smart phone I ever used.
It honestly looked like the demonstrator was scribbling on the screen. I had to look twice a couple of times to make sure it was a live demo and not fake.
Re:Move over T9, here comes Swype
by siculars on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @11:35PM
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this catches on, i say within 5 yrs this tech is on virtually all touchscreen devices. people adapt. thats just how it goes. before txt mssgs came out , how many ppl typed mssgs on the key pad of a phone?
For the average user though, I just don't see how it catches on. People are fairly split over whether they prefer phones with traditional button keyboards or if they love the touchscreen interface from the iPhone. I love the iPhone because I hated stencils. I get more screen real estate. Its easier for me to do typing on the iPhone than any other smart phone I ever used.
It honestly looked like the demonstrator was scribbling on the screen. I had to look twice a couple of times to make sure it was a live demo and not fake.