It is not that often that there are radical advances in interface technologies--devices like the mouse and keyboard have remained largely unchanged for years--so the technology industry is buzzing like crazy today about an amazing new keyboard input designed for touch screen devices.
The new keyboard merely demands that you swipe your finger over the keyboard, passing through the letters of the word you want to spell. You do not even need to be that accurate, as its highly sophisticated predictive software can guess the word you are ‘swiping.’ This new method of typing in text is up to three times faster than writing with typical phone keyboards. With the proliferation of touch screen mobiles that the new Swype software will likely have massive success.
Invented by Cliff Kushler, the same person that invented the predictive T9 text input that is now found on several billion mobile phones worldwide, they just may have us Swyping and not typing in the future.
Touch-Screen Keyboards
The Swype Traces Your Words
Trend Themes
1. Touch-screen Keyboard Advancements - The development of touch-screen keyboards with smarter predictive technology and faster typing capabilities is disrupting traditional typing methods.
2. Gesture-based Interaction - Gesture-based interactions like swiping instead of typing are becoming more popular among users of touch-screen devices, disrupting traditional modes of user interaction.
3. Predictive Software Innovation - Advances in predictive software technology are allowing touch-screen keyboard apps to more accurately predict user input and speed up typing, creating disruptive opportunities for businesses.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile Technology - The proliferation of touch-screen mobile devices is driving the development of more advanced touch-screen keyboard technologies like Swype, creating disruption in the mobile technology industry.
2. Consumer Electronics - The development of gesture-based interaction methods like swiping on touch-screens has major implications for the consumer electronics industry, creating disruption in traditional interaction design.
3. App Development - Innovations in touch-screen keyboard predictive software presents opportunities for app developers to create more efficient and user-friendly interfaces, leading to disruptive advancements in the app development industry.