Move over T9, here comes Swype

Re:Move over T9, here comes Swype by zacharye on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @09:23PM (#299979)

Not a fan at all. I understand how the creator might have put pressure on himself to develop a new relevant solution, but this is nothing short of counterintuitive. Why would you develop a text input method that forces the user to use one finger?

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Re:Move over T9, here comes Swype by asmosoinio on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @10:11PM (#300010)

Because the input device is so small that there is no room to use multiple fingers effectively? Because that is the way people use mobile touch screen devices? (Hold the device with one hand, poke/type with the other)

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Re:Move over T9, here comes Swype by zacharye on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @10:35PM (#300023)

How many new touchscreen-only devices are coming out with screens so small that this solution is feasible?

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Re:Move over T9, here comes Swype by omouse on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @11:13PM (#300044)

A lot since the iPhone shows how well it works.

How many people use more than one finger on the screen and how often?

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Re:Move over T9, here comes Swype by eru on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @10:02AM (#300367)

Yes. And who says this is the last and final version?

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