Softava Q12 - Phone sized QWERTY keyboard!!

[Guest Crispy]

Just saw this in my local newspaper:

http://www.softava.com/q12/concept.htm

Sounds like a pretty cool concept to me! Good for SPV3?? What do you think? :)

[Guest idavid]

that looks nightmareish! :shock:

[Guest JoelRae]

I dunno, looks like it's got potential but would take A LOT of getting used to :roll:

And would need a bigger keypad than my spv, for sure!! :wink:

[Guest idavid]

i have problems just pressing one button ob the spv keypad as it is, having to aim at three different ones sounds like hard work. imagine trying to compose a text message while drunk :)

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Finally a keypad for those with large fingers :)

[Guest SeaneyC]

Didn't they try this on some american handset with actual keys inbetween the numbers? Looks pretty awful to me, i can't imagine it being much quicker than the normal setup, even if you did get used to it. The opportunity for mashing the wrong buttons seems a bit high.

[Guest Maverick]

Hope it doesnt become a standard !! I would stop using mobile phones...

[Guest v_patel1]

good idea tht

[Guest goinnuts]

after a txt conversation you'd have cuts all over your thumbs. could save you money though :)

[Guest solo]

The future isn't intricate keyboards - its voice recognition. Why spend loads of time and money developing these finger based input systems when your voice could do the job hands free?

Voice recognition has come a long way since consumers where first introduced to it. True, it still might not be perfect, but the technoogy is pretty much there.

I recon that even though voice recognition is not foolproof, it is still going to be better than the solution discussed at the top of this thread!

Solo

[Guest squall]

im reminded of the simpsons when homer deliberatly puts on weight so he can work from home then his computer breaks and his fingers are to fat to dial the plant on the telephone...

[Guest Brody]

i'm open to the idea although i think that anyone who uses t9 often can touch type with it tbh!

[Guest MECX]

Didn't they try this on some american handset with actual keys inbetween the numbers? Looks pretty awful to me, i can't imagine it being much quicker than the normal setup, even if you did get used to it. The opportunity for mashing the wrong buttons seems a bit high.

yes i think it was on tomorrows world but it was like little nipples next

inbetween each key for the numbers and the keys were still used for the letters. :roll:

the thing above looks horrid tho :?