Five Finger Keyboards

Tijaska writes "Mobile devices are becoming more capable all the time, but their small screens and keyboards limit their usefulness. This article shows ways in which five buttons located on the edges of a mobile could be used in combinations to generate 325 or many more different characters, making a full-sized keyboard unnecessary. If that sounds like a tall story, remember the case of the retired 93 year old telegraph operator who used a Morse key to send a text message faster than a teenager could send it via mobile phone (see here)."

Comments

Re:I'm left handed

[morgan_greywolf]

I'm left handed you insensitive clods!

Agreed. Buttons on the right side wouldn't do it for me, personally, because I am also left-handed. Then again, maybe I could do what I've always done -- learn to use the thing right-handed... after all, I mouse right-handed mostly because most people keep their mouse on the right side of their keyboard, and as a sysadmin/deskside support personnel, I don't have a choice.

Re:One finger keyboard

[dintech]

I grow my right hand thumbnail long, file it down so I have a bit of an edge leaning left

Doesn't your girlfriend take issue with this? Oh wait...