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> for my mobile phone the typing speed will just never be great regardless of the input method. Actually, way back when PalmOS and PocketPC were all the rage,
by agscala 14y ago
> for my mobile phone the typing speed will just never be great regardless of the input method.
Actually, way back when PalmOS and PocketPC were all the rage, there was a company that released something called the Fitaly keyboard. I don't know what you qualify as "great" typing speed, but with this keyboard they advertise 50wpm with a stylus, I was able to achieve 60wpm after some practice.
The point is, it is definitely possible to achieve fast input speeds on mobile devices.
Admittedly it did take some practice and probably isn't great for the average consumer.
http://www.fitaly.com/product/fitalyppc.htm http://www.fitaly.com/product/fitalyppc.htm
- mtrimpe 14y agoI agree that a stylus changes everything; I should have been more specific. I never got up to 60wpm with Fitaly but I do remember not really feeling hampered by my typing speed. In general you don't get a stylus with your phone anymore these days though...
- agscala 14y agoAgreed. Also it seems like it's finally coming full circle around back to styli again. It seems like they're now being advertised as a new feature, which I think is kind of funny. Granted, they aren't using resistive screens anymore, so it is sort of new. I'm waiting for a good stylus-enabled device before I purchase anything new. The fact that you can't draw on most of these tablets is silly.
- devindotcom 14y agoYeah, I wrote about this a while back, the stylus will always be useful for pretty fundamental reasons, though there will be phases in which it's not easy to implement (we're coming out of one right now): http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/11/in-defense-of-the-stylus/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/11/in-defense-of-the-stylus/
- GFischer 14y agoThe Samsung Galaxy Note is well-liked by the subset that does prefer a stylus.