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Five Finger Keyboards

Posted by CmdrTaco on

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)."

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  1. Chorded Keyboards... by Colz+Grigor · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Chorded Keyboards have been around for a long time, technologically speaking. It's great that you (and Trevor) are interested in learning about them, and that someone believes that mobile devices might increase their development and adoption rate. This just doesn't qualify as "news" in my book...

    ::Colz Grigor

  2. Re:One finger keyboard by Tim_UWA · · Score: 1, Redundant

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

    Dude. Seek help.

  3. Re:IM-speak compression by karnal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Depends who is doing the Morse:

    http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/06/morse-code-trum ps-sms-in-head-to-head-speed-texting-combat/

    --
    Karnal