Swype Used In Verizon Samsung Omnia II
Regular readers of TechDusts might know the thing I have against those century old buttoned keypads or ‘keyboards‘. Keyboards are the most unattractive and the least innovative part in gadgets today, be it on laptop, desktop computer or a mobile device, they suck. But until touch finally makes it in to main stream we will have no other choice but to bear with those dumb pads. So, today I am writing again to promote the cause of Touchability! I am writing about Swype, next generation of touch technology which is basically used for text input.
What is Swype & how does it work? Putting it simply Swype allow users to trace their way between different letter on a touch screen (by actually dragging their hands on the screen) instead of tapping each letter one by one. Essentially the aim of Swype is to increase the typing speed by making touch typing more intuitive. Check out the video at the bottom of the post to exactly know how it works. Swpye technology now is just weeks away from release. Verizon Samsung Omnia II (using Windows mobile) coming out on 2nd of December will be using Swype based text input.
Swype Vs iPhone Video
Now, here comes the real interesting stuff. Today TechCrunch leaked a video that shows the comparison between the typing speed on an iPhone and Samsung Omnia II. Both the phones are placed side by side and by now you won’t be surprised to learn that Samsung (using Swype) beats the iPhone. In fact the typist using Samsung finishes way before his iPhone counterpart. I am not saying that this is gonna be another iPhone killer. Ofcourse not. I have not used Swype personally so I can’t comment on its speed. But from outside I find it very impressive and this could be the direction in which touch technology might evolve. Swype is also coming in an Android device next year. Swpye looks to have the potential to become the default text input technology for touch screen. Hope it helps in killing the keyboard faster.
How Does Swype Work:
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November 25th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Liked this article. All "touch screen", QWERTY keyboard guys needs to know this. http://bit.ly/7sMf8Y
November 25th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
go swype: http://techdusts.com/2009/11/25/swype-vs-iphone-swype-tested-faster-than-iphone-typing-verizon-samsung-omnia-ii/
November 25th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
no comments http://bit.ly/6E4YOU
November 26th, 2009 at 12:00 am
I do not like keyboards, but like screen typing better. Swipe, new touch sliding typing interesting technology coming up http://su.pr/2n0Unf
November 26th, 2009 at 12:02 am
iPhone Vs Swype: Samsung Omnia II Using Swype Tech Faster Than iPhone Typing- http://bit.ly/7uDb58 -Need to try it & see how intuitive it is
November 27th, 2009 at 8:54 am
swype – a new way of typing absolutely neat! Check the comparison between iphone and swype: http://bit.ly/4Catuo
December 6th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Typing on the iPhone sucks, here comes Swype! http://bit.ly/7sMf8Y