50wpm on the iPhone, WinMo?

Swype already runs on the iPhone.
I think I can type faster without it so I deleted it, but your mileage
may vary with Win Mo devices.

Touchscreen soft-keyboard claims 50wpm
Sep. 10, 2008

A startup company has announced a new virtual keyboard technology it
claims will "change the way people input text on any screen,"
including Windows Mobile devices. Swype says its eponymous software
permits text input at over 50 words per minute, via continuous finger
or stylus motions.

According to Swype, the text input software currently exists in
demonstration versions that run on Windows desktops and Windows Mobile
devices. However, the product will ultimately be "designed to work
across a variety of devices, such as phones, tablets, game consoles,
kiosks, televisions, virtual screens, and more," the company adds.


Here, Swype is being used to type the word "quick"

As illustrated above and in the video at the bottom of this story,
Swype's software is conceptually simple, but reportedly took more than
four years to develop. To enter a word, a user slides a finger or
stylus from letter to letter, passing through each required letter as
well as others that are "in the way," and lifting only when the word
is completed. Via its patented predictive technology (below), Swype
rejects extraneous letters, and then types the intended word onscreen,
the company says.


Swype's predictive technology displays interim guesses about what word
is being typed

Swype's two founders apparently have an impressive pedigree when it
comes to devising input technology. Randy Marsden, credited with
originating the Swype concept, was the developer of the onscreen
keyboard included in Windows, according to the company. Meanwhile,
President Cliff Kushler is said to have been a founder and VP of R&D
at Tegic Communications, developer of the T9 predictive text
technology, currently used on the T-Mobile Shadow and many other
mobile phones.

Mike McSherry, CEO of Swype, says, "The iPhone phenomenon has created
a huge demand in the marketplace for touch screen devices and now we
are launching a new technology. Swype is set to revolutionize the way
we communicate by making it easier and faster for users to input
information on any screen."

On Sep 11, 7:20*am, 4phun <vic.hea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Swype already runs on the iPhone.
> I think I can type faster without it so I deleted it, but your mileage
> may vary with Win Mo devices.
>
> Touchscreen soft-keyboard claims 50wpm
> Sep. 10, 2008
>
> A startup company has announced a new virtual keyboard technology it
> claims will "change the way people input text on any screen,"
> including Windows Mobile devices. Swype says its eponymous software
> permits text input at over 50 words per minute, via continuous finger
> or stylus motions.
>
> According to Swype, the text input software currently exists in
> demonstration versions that run on Windows desktops and Windows Mobile
> devices. However, the product will ultimately be "designed to work
> across a variety of devices, such as phones, tablets, game consoles,
> kiosks, televisions, virtual screens, and more," the company adds.
>
> Here, Swype is being used to type the word "quick"
>
> As illustrated above and in the video at the bottom of this story,
> Swype's software is conceptually simple, but reportedly took more than
> four years to develop. To enter a word, a user slides a finger or
> stylus from letter to letter, passing through each required letter as
> well as others that are "in the way," and lifting only when the word
> is completed. Via its patented predictive technology (below), Swype
> rejects extraneous letters, and then types the intended word onscreen,
> the company says.
>
> Swype's predictive technology displays interim guesses about what word
> is being typed
>
> Swype's two founders apparently have an impressive pedigree when it
> comes to devising input technology. Randy Marsden, credited with
> originating the Swype concept, was the developer of the onscreen
> keyboard included in Windows, according to the company. Meanwhile,
> President Cliff Kushler is said to have been a founder and VP of R&D
> at Tegic Communications, developer of the T9 predictive text
> technology, currently used on the T-Mobile Shadow and many other
> mobile phones.
>
> Mike McSherry, CEO of Swype, says, "The iPhone phenomenon has created
> a huge demand in the marketplace for touch screen devices and now we
> are launching a new technology. Swype is set to revolutionize the way
> we communicate by making it easier and faster for users to input
> information on any screen."

I like Swype. Others should try it.