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more about #qwerty more comments → jdmank: Is just ran the same test on my iPhone in Qwerty and finished before the Swype guy. This is a joke... Anyone with a a bit of practice can do the same. more » kagekiri: Honestly, if you're using the phone like this video (aka using your index finger), you're still using two hands: who puts down a cell phone to enter t... more » Geisrud: So, many of you find that you're faster on your iPhone than this guy on Swype. That says nothing; it's comparing two sets of disparate things. Compa... more » Geisrud: How would this work for people using the Columbus method of typing (ya know - Search and Land)? They'd end up with gibberish as they swirl their fing... more » UnderLoK: First off to all the people talking about how they beat the guy on the iPhone, yes he is slow, but it doesn't change anything. In order for you type ... more » dimsum4u: Still not to sure how it works. Will it recognize words that you haven't typed before? I want to assume that they did it a few times so the phone reme... more » mocax: i signed up for beta... no news from them for over a year, now they're releasing it.... :( i feel cheated..... :( more » tande04: I thought this had already hit android? Or at least through rooted phones. more » Lukasz Fabis: You can slide your fingers around on the iPhone, and then do a quick release-tap to input a character. I don't see what's so innovative here, unless ... more » Dijkie1337: It's not speed that matters, it's what the user finds most enjoyable and simple that counts. Those camps will always be divided. Even if we develop s... more » eljeffe666: well i just did a test of my own. even not knowing the exact wording and having to look back once or twice i was able to hold my own and finish just a... more » chuckwu: Who goes to the punctuation menu to press a period? Double tap space bar anyone? Contest was rigged. more » boydknife: i beat the swype guy with t9... and that was with me waiting a few times to remember what they typed. it's an intriguing new method... but i think it... more » gooddrum90: just typed this on my iphone with no mistakes in 22 seconds. the guy on "swype" in the video took over 35. epic win. more » EndlessMike: I tried this on my iPhone while he was doing it. With having to look up to see what they were typing, as well as correcting a couple errors here and t... more » -
#smartphones
Swype vs QWERTY: FIGHT!!!!!
QWERTY is pretty much the king of smartphone text input. But there's a new challenger on the horizon. It's called Swype, it works with one-hand input and, yeah, it is pretty fast. More » -
#smartphones
This is "The Moment" For a Samsung Android OLED QWERTY Slider on Sprint
It appears that Samusng has dropped the InstinctQ branding on their upcoming Android-powered QWERTY slider to something that sounds like a lyric in a cheesy ballad. At any rate, complete details about the upcoming Sprint phone have been revealed. More » -
#smartphones
Samsung's Android InstinctQ For Sprint Spotted In Leaked Pics
What is the InstinctQ? Well, these leaked pics from phandroid reveal a QWERTY slider for Sprint that is clearly running on Android. More » -
#cellphones
Samsung Reclaim QWERTY Ecophone Is Ostentatiously Green, $50 On Sprint
Choosing which aspect of theSamsungSprint Reclaim is most important will depend heavily on your worldview. Is it that the handset is made from environmentally-friendly bioplastics? That it's Sprint's first 3G QWERTY phone to touch $50 on contract? More » -
#wtf
Hunt and Peck Keyboard Thinks It's Helping, But It Really Isn't
Say, for some reason, you've never encountered the QWERTY keyboard layout we've used in the US and UK for nearly 150 years. This Hunt and Peck keyboard think it's helping by reorganizing the keys alphabetically, but trust us, it's not. More » -
#mockups
Samsung's New Smartphone QWERTY Idea: Keep Trying, Guys
Samsung filed a patent for this avian-looking smartphone concept: Two spring-loaded half-keyboards burst from the sides of the phone, which in theory provides both a larger keyboard and more screen space, since hands are out of the way. In theory. More » -
#keyboards
Lenovo on the Slow, Painful Evolution of Keyboards
The Lenovo T400 series, aside from its occasional tussles with heavy machinery, doesn't immediately stand out in the mid-size, high-end laptop crowd. That is, until you try to type on one. More » -
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#e32009
Wow, That Nyko Type Pad Pro Is Huge In Person, Too
If it were just a few feet wider, the Nyko Type Pad Pro could pass as a spaceship. More » -
#rumor
Rumor: Swiveling Swiss Army-Style Nokia Phone Due Out From Verizon This Summer
The image mockup is from a person who claims "hands-on time," but the rumor is all Nokia/Verizon Wireless: A swiveling phone could arrive just in time to get creamed by a new iPhone this summer. More » -
#touchpro2
HTC Confirms Touch Pro2 Coming To the US
HTC has confirmed that their touchscreen / QWERTY slider Touch Pro2 will be available in all major markets—including North America. More » -
#rumor
Mysterious, Bulky Sony Ericsson 'Reese' Phone Expected to Debut at MWC
This swiveling, QWERTY-equipped Sony Ericsson mobile is expected to debut sometime this week over in Europe at the Mobile World Congress. Here's what we know. More » -
#fccleaks
LG LBA-C300: Bluetooth Keyboard with Credit Card Style
We'd never heard of "Qwerty Cards" before today, but LG's LBA-C300—discovered in a recent FCC filing—claims to be just that. More » -
#cellphones
Acer's First Smartphone Has Awkward Style, Solid Potential
As Acer's entry into the smartphone market approaches, details of handsets are beginning to leak. BGR has pictures of one: a touchscreen QWERTY phone with a decidedly novel approach to pop-out keyboarding. More » -
#japan
For Japan, Email is a Cellphone Phenomenon
We all know that Japan is nuts about cellphones, having browsed the internet via mobiles since we were but gleams in 3G's eye. But the phenomenon is about more than the web—it's about email. More » -
#toys
LeapFrog Text & Learn: A Blackberry for Those Too Young Not to Swallow a Blackberry
You want the best for your child. And if your kid is to have a shot at being Gordon Gekko or just the next world text messaging champ, they need start early. Real early. More » -
#patents
RIM's Foldout Keyboard Patent Sorta Misses the Point
It's likely to be one of those defensive patents, but RIM's patent application for a fold-out smartphone keyboard forgets why you might want a fold-out keyboard. -
#nokia
Nokia E63 Available for Pre-Order for $500
Amazon is now listing Nokia's BlackBerry-ish QWERTY E63 phone as available for pre-order. The unlocked 3G phone can be reserved for $500, though there's no word on release date. More » -
#patents
New Nokia Smartphone Patent Features Swiveling Widescreen and QWERTY
A new patent from Nokia shows a pretty interesting new design: a full widescreen that can swivel behind a QWERTY keyboard so only half the screen is visible. More »
