A video comparing text input of the iPhone versus text input using Swype has been posted online by TechCrunch.
Swype was created by the inventor of the T9 predictive typing system used on most phones today because he felt that new text input methods for small touchscreens are sorely needed. Today, the startup announced the first phone to use the technology will be the Samsung Omnia II on Verizon.
The video shown below is a side-by-side comparison of typing on the Omnia II versus typing on an iPhone. Swype lets you input text by literally swiping your finger from one letter to the next as fast as you can.
In the video Swype easily beats the iPhone; however, in my personal typing test I can easily beat Swype. In fact, I finished inputing the entire selection in about half the time it took the Swyper. (By the word 'effort' to be precise).
Perhaps Swype would be good for those with poor hand eye co-ordination as it doesn't involve lifting your finger from the device.
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Swype was created by the inventor of the T9 predictive typing system used on most phones today because he felt that new text input methods for small touchscreens are sorely needed. Today, the startup announced the first phone to use the technology will be the Samsung Omnia II on Verizon.
The video shown below is a side-by-side comparison of typing on the Omnia II versus typing on an iPhone. Swype lets you input text by literally swiping your finger from one letter to the next as fast as you can.
In the video Swype easily beats the iPhone; however, in my personal typing test I can easily beat Swype. In fact, I finished inputing the entire selection in about half the time it took the Swyper. (By the word 'effort' to be precise).
Perhaps Swype would be good for those with poor hand eye co-ordination as it doesn't involve lifting your finger from the device.
Read More