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Alphanumeric Phone Keypad - Fastap

Posted by michael on from the beep-beep-boop-beep-boop dept.

seldo writes "The illustrious BBC has a story about a new mobile phone keypad, designed by a company called Digit Wireless, headed by one Mr David Levy, who "was head of ergonomic design at Apple for five years and was influential in the layout of its Powerbook laptops," according to the article. I don't know how it is to use, but it looks really funky. There's a demo on the site (javascript popup, so no link). The sooner I don't have to deal with the stupid 3-letters-per-button interface to send SMS, the better."

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  1. Demo Link by TheCrunch · · Score: 4, Informative
    "There's a demo on the site (javascript popup, so no link)."

    Urm yah. The link. (Flash required)

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  2. NOKIA and dictionaries... by VEGx · · Score: 5, Funny
    The "three-letter-per-number" slows the typing, sure. Or better say it did.

    NOKIA, for example, has dictionaries in the newer mobile phones.

    Meaning, you just press each "number" just once, even if the "letter" is the last one under this "number." The dictionary does the guessing and writes the right word.

    Besides, it words as an automatic spellchecker!!! No need to be ashamed your messages now. No one's going to laugh at your bad grammar.

  3. Great idea ... but by telstar · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They should add a button to raise and lower the letter keys so you get the option of bringing them up for use, or recessing them when not needed.