Category:Keyboards & keypads

From MobileDesign

We have categorized various text input mechanisms for mobile devices based on usage scenario. We count not just the number of hands needed to press keys on the device, but also the number of hands and surfaces needed to control the device. Hence, a full-sized QWERTY keyboard is a two-handed device that requires a surface.

Voice input (speech recognition) needs to be added in also.

These three need to find a home as well. I'll have to review to figure out where they go, so they are parked here for now.

Ever since we posted (years ago) our page on text input on mobile devices, various promoters of mobile text input solutions have been sending me their products. Unfortunately, we’ve not seen many of these hit mass market yet. In addition to all or almost all of the providers on the text input page, new providers include: ShapeWriter is a virtual pen-input keyboard incorporating not just taps but strokes of the pen and some level of prediction. This is nice because it is a more natural mechanism for the human hand.[[1]]

SpeedScript is another pen-input system with stroke recognition. Alas, it is rather simplistic in its prediction methods and also has an annoying web site.[[2]]

NeoKeys is for non-touch devices, but allows each button to be re-labeled for each mobile screen. Very nice, though it makes non-visual use more challenging. Unlike the touch solutions above but like Fastap, it requires device manufacturers to invest in more expensive keypads. Which means major interaction with an operator.[[3]]

The style is odd as its from a blog post, not yet written for the wiki.