I wouldn't use "scribbling" to describe it...the site says "The user simply traces a quick “connect-the-dots” path, roughly aiming to pass through each letter of a word."...and the video bears this out.
I could see one using it one-handed, depending on the size of the device in question. Cringely says it "could have been" used in the iPhone and "Maybe we'll see it in a future iPhone software upgrade", but I'm always suspicious that, when he mentions some new-fangled tech in relation to a product, he knows something. He certainly has enough contacts in the business to get inside info. http://www.pbs.org/cringely/ I really like the Treo's keyboard, in spite of having been a huge fan of Graffiti before that, but this thing looks great because I'm certain that we will evolve from thumb keyboards to something more efficient and this may be a stepping stone to that. I'm still waiting for a mind-control interface! Cheers, Eugenio Don Ferguson wrote: > Scribbling on the screen - an interesting input method to be sure. > Actually it's intriguing -- I'll be interested to see how/if that gets > adapted for PalmOS. Is that the text entry tool on the iPhone? > > It will certainly require two handed text input, which will make it > inferior to the Treo's keyboard in that respect. I'm a big fan of > tactile feedback, which it will also lack. Still, I'd like to try it! > > Cheers, > Don > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Eugenio Perea > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 8:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] keyboards > > In his last column, Robert Cringley mentioned a new text entry > technology that looks incredibly interesting and perfect for touch > screens. Looky here: http://www.forwordinput.com > > It's sort of, like, akin to, a mixture of Graffiti and onscreen > keyboard. Really cool. I'd love to get my hands on a demo. > > Cheers, > > Eugenio > > Don Ferguson wrote: >> I think the typing experience will totally suck on the iPhone, but > that >> won't be its downfall. There are plenty of people who just don't want >> to type on a teeny keyboard - real or virtual. They use cell phones; > now >> they can spend $500+ and have a really great music player with their >> cell phone, and browse the web with a great new user interface. >> >> Where the iPhone will fall down will be with people who want/need to >> enter text fast, and people who can't afford to shell out $500+ for a >> phone - even a cool one. I'm guessing there are enough entranced >> Apple/Jobs fans out there plus enough "I want the coolest cell phone" >> people out there that the iPhone will sell well, for a $500+ device. >> Sorta like a $750,000 house -- not as big a market, but still a strong >> one. >> >> Cheers, >> Don >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Alli >> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 9:48 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Treo] keyboards >> >> I've been discussing this very issue all evening. I am convinced the >> lack of a real keyboard will be the downfall of the iPhone. Imagine >> trying to maneuver that touch screen with your finger in the humid > heat >> of summer in the south. Imagine having to remove your finger from your > >> thermal insulated glove to maneuver that ice cold screen in an upstate > >> NY winter. Not bloody likely. >> >> daniel wrote: >>> NPR had an interesting story this morning on the iPhone & >> specifically, PDA keyboard design (tinyurl.com/2px438). >>> It (Steve Jobs) made the claim that our smartphone keyboard is really >> dumb, and outlived its usefulness. >>> Counterpoint -- the tactile feedback of Treo keys beats the smooth >> slippery glass of the iPhone, especially when fingertips aren't >> clean+dry (I think I'm not the only one who sometimes eats while >> Treo-ing). >>> Jobs has our keyboard headed for the Recycle Bin. What do you think? >> > > >
