- Stephen works with Dale Lane @ IBM on microbroker & GUI testing
- multitap & mini-qwerty not really suited for mobile input…
- qwerty not really suited for desktop input either :-)
- multitap gets up to 20 WPM
- braille keyboard has one key for each dot
- can get faster than qwerty keyboard input
- qwerty 80 wpm
- stenographers much faster: 200-300 WPM
- can possibly reduce RSI since not moving your arm quite so much
- drawbacks:
- have to use non-obvious input schemes (no hunt and peck)
- microwriter, introduced in 1978
- got speeds up to 40 WPM after 7 months practice
- had great mnemonic method for encoding
- recently been redeveloped as the CyKey
- twiddler
- has 3 x 4 keys, might work well on mobile keyboard
- ChordTap for phones:
- has three additional buttons on back of phone to distinguish between multitap letters
Monday, 26 October 2009
BarCampLondon7: Alternative Input - Striking a Chord
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2 comments:
hi, there is also a device called a "frogpad"
hi nicholas
just found your intro to chord keyboard, great work!
and as a long time user of microwriter, agenda and now cykey (not so found) I love your sugestion regarding a mobile or even netbook with a chord keyboard.
keep up the good work
cheers
michel
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