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Shorthand-Aided Rapid Keyboarding

Posted by michael on from the two-finger dept.

An anonymous reader writes "IBM's famous reseach lab for nanotechnology, micoelectronics and exotic science, Almaden Research Center, has released an advanced, efficient, pen-based text input method for mobile computing, that allows you to trace letters on the keyboard to enter a word rather than typing each letter individually. The new technology provides a more fluid, smooth, and natural interaction (see demo ) than tapping on stylus keyboards."

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  1. Need to learn to write another language by pipingguy · · Score: 3, Informative


    With an acronym like SHARK, it's got to be good!

    Also, words like, "mnemonic", "sokgraph", "algorithms" and "morphed" guarantee a high geek-Q.

    Unfortunately, another geek/teen-popular word is "random".

  2. Re:I would have to try it to know if I would like by jorenko · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Agreed. But no matter how much I do like it it's bound to be better than the current system most PDAs use.

    I can't see myself memorizing too many words over 5 letters though, even after repeated use. They tend to just look like random scribbling.

  3. Oh bother... by eviltypeguy · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder how long it will take this technology to "jump the shark".

  4. Re:I would have to try it to know if I would like by commonchaos · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you touch type, you already have memorized patterns for many words over 5 letters in length. Every word that I am typing is one that I have typed many times before. I never think of where the keys are anymore . I just... type the words.

    That is the beauty of SHARK. You'll eventually be able enter a word pattern, rather than focus on where the letters are.

  5. Re:I would have to try it to know if I would like by pavon · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I can't see myself memorizing too many words over 5 letters though, even after repeated use. They tend to just look like random scribbling.

    Well, typing just looks like random pecking in a grid. You may never really be able to memorize these intentionally, but the brain and musle memory are much better at learning habits than you would think. It's just a matter of time and repetition.

  6. Re:I would have to try it to know if I would like by lphuberdeau · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It looks great to me. The only thing is that the 'keyboard' map they used is really oriented towards english and is different from the good old qwerty everyone is used to. As a native french speaker, I really wonder how quick it is to use for common words.

    It sure looks faster than current grafiti on palms and it has visual feedback. I'm just bad at hand writing, and slow on a palm. This might be what I need.

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