Thursday, September 11, 2008

Swype - A new era for touch screens starts now!

I just saw the Swype presentation and it blew my mind.

What is Swype?
Swype is a software to input text via an interactive screen or touch screen. It was invented by Cliff Kushler (the creator of the T9 for cell phones) and Randy Marsden.
So how does Swype work?
With Swype you don't type in text. You draw a line from letter to letter and Swype forms the word. With this method you should be able to write 50 words per minute. Swype is similar to ShapeWriter (an Iphone software), but the inventors of Swype claim that their product is faster and their algorithms are superior to the ShapeWriter's programming.

Want to see Swype in action now? Here's a short promo video:


I'm really looking forward to the first cell phone or PDA with Swype. I want to try it myself!

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