Sunday, March 27, 2011

Typing Just Got Easier

When the tablets came out, one of the first things that was noticed to be a disadvantage from laptops was the lack of a key board and how hard it is to type. Even though the tablets can do everything that a computer can, it is still hard to type on them. If you are a business professional, it is probably better to use the tablet for some tasks and other tasks such as reading and writing emails or internet fax, it becomes tedious and inefficient. The solution to that are Snapkeys. Snapkeys uses a few invisible keys on the screen to enable faster typing while leaving the entire screen visible. It's done by dividing the alphabet into four categories based on what the capital letter looks like. Letters that have one point at the bottom — for example, T, I or Y — are grouped into one button. The other three stand for letters that have complete circles (P, B, O), letters that have two points at the bottom (W, H, K) and letters that have a line or curve on the bottom (E, L, C). The interface also allows for numbers, symbols and punctuation marks.
Snapkeys uses a type of predictive text (similar to how T9 texting works on feature phones) to derive words from the order those four buttons are pressed. Finally, two buttons on the left and right edges of the screen stand for the backspace and space keys, respectively. Do you think this would be an efficient way to type internet fax, for example?
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8 comments:

InternetPhonePro said...

I love the fact that with the tablet you can do all your phone services like internet fax.

catmurzik said...

The tablet is really easy to use for internet phone and fax services and other phone services.

VoiceMailUser said...

The tablet is smaller and I can use it for all my internet phone and fax needs.

FirstVoice said...

The tablet is harder than a laptop for me when it comes to all my internet phone and fax services.

SpeedyCaller said...

The tablet is great for some things,but I still prefer a laptop for phone service needs and online faxing.

VoIPGuru said...

The tablet is great for typing internet faxes and e mails and also does all my phone service needs.

CloudPhoneUser said...

I use the tablet for all my phone services including internet fax.

PhoneMoxie said...

I still prefer a laptop for writing an internet fax and reading a visual voice mail.