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I think it's the difference between learning curve vs. optimal speed. In your Font example (which I think demonstrates your point great), it's easier to jump i
by zacharycohn 16y ago
I think it's the difference between learning curve vs. optimal speed.
In your Font example (which I think demonstrates your point great), it's easier to jump in to, but your "top speed" is a bit lower than if they grouped it like 8pen chose to.
- charlief 16y agoI guess when I see their product, I don't see a keyboard. I see a cool widget, and I don't mean that in a demeaning way at all, it seems really interesting. In a perfect world, it would be nice to generalize the widget out so it can have multiple applications. That's not to say the value of the product doesn't lie in the keyboard research they did as well. Anyone can design a cool widget, but the idea to recognize a very innovative solution to mobile typing and perfecting it (figure-8 drawing is a great touch, assuming it works well on many phrases) is 8pen's strongest point. I just hope there is enough flexibility after the patent is issued so I or someone else can write a generalized form of this widget.
- meelash 16y agoNot just a bit, but a lot, IMO! Some people are comparing this to the dvorak vs. qwerty keyboard layouts. A more apt comparison is to a keyboard laid out in alphabetical order vs. a qwerty keyboard. The adoption of qwerty keypads on touch screens is 100% based on familiarity and no ergonomic consideration in letter positions at all. We're talking potentially major improvements in speed, assuming they have the science of letter positioning correct. (Please let them have it correct, or we'll have the same dvorak vs qwerty nonsense all over again. Learn from history, people ;))