Text Input Archive

  • Panasonic Turns Your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch Into A VIERA TV Remote Control With New VIERA Remote App

    Posted on May 16, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Nuance FlexT9 Revolutionizes Universal Input

    Posted on January 5, 2011 | No Comments
    LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced Nuance FlexT9, a downloadable app for Android that combines Dragon Dictation, T9 Trace, T9 Write and XT9 and replaces the existing virtual...

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  • Get swyping: Swype for Android available now in English, Spanish and Italian

    Get swyping: Swype for Android available now in English, Spanish and Italian

    Posted on June 16, 2010 | No Comments
    We told you this was coming: Swype has just made it possible for any Android handset owner to download their innovative touch-screen enabled text-input application straight from the website. Which means a whole lot of people can henceforth start challenging that Guinness World Record for speedy textin' using Swype. Up until today, Swype came pre-installed on only a fraction of available Android phones (including the all new Motorola Droid X) due to its licensing business model, although the company did open up to 25,000 eager beta testers a couple of months ago - most of whom seem to have completely fallen in love with it. Well, anyone can download it now, but only for a limited time (a couple of days) and with a somewhat limited feature set. Important: it won't work if you have a phone that came pre-installed with Swype and support will be via Swype's forums only.

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  • Digitimes analyst predicts iPad…nano?

    Digitimes analyst predicts iPad…nano?

    Posted on April 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Earlier today, a senior analyst at Digitimes research claimed that Apple is planning to launch a 5 to 7 inch version of the iPad in the first quarter of 2011. The smaller iPad will be priced below $400 and will target consumers who focus mainly on reading and do not have a high demand for text input. For comparison, the current iPad has a 9.7 inch display while the iPod touch has a 3.5 inch display, but both the Nook and Kindle have a 6-inch screen.

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  • Is this nice looking browser really Internet Explorer 9?

    Is this nice looking browser really Internet Explorer 9?

    Posted on April 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Seeing as today is April Fool’s Day and the source of this pic is some random Chinese site and it looks great unlike previous versions, let’s tread carefully here, m’kay. But that pic is supposed to be a IE 9. The overall design clearly follows the same design cues found in Windows 7 Mobile: sharp lines [...]

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  • Petit Petit touchscreen app: Interesting four-dimensional contact management tool

    Petit Petit touchscreen app: Interesting four-dimensional contact management tool

    Posted on February 23, 2010 | No Comments
    This strange app is a touchscreen interface that connects people, places, and things using "clouds" of items and people. It basically makes Venn diagrams of your contacts and allows you to share and explore content and messages. This looks way too weird for the average user but clearly someone out there may want to move Sven and Nikola to a timeline and figure out which emails came from each person and which emails overlap. The text input system is actually quite cool, however, because it predicts the words you're about to type. Pop over to 4 minutes in to see how that system works. Video after the jump.

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  • Open thread: What does your ideal Apple tablet look like?

    Open thread: What does your ideal Apple tablet look like?

    Posted on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
    At this point in the game, you know as much about the Apple tablet as we do — squat. Sure, some esteemed tech pundits seem to have it all figured out, but they don’t. Hell, Apple might not even announce the iPad tomorrow. That’s what I’m praying for. But we’re curious, what’s your ideal Apple tablet look like? [...]

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  • ION’s iType full-sized iPhone keyboard could be great, if it weren’t for Apple.

    ION’s iType full-sized iPhone keyboard could be great, if it weren’t for Apple.

    Posted on January 8, 2010 | No Comments
    We’re big fans of the idea of external keyboards for the iPhone around these parts, so I more than get where ION’s going with the nearly full-sized keyboard accessory they just launched. Unfortunately, decisions on Apple’s part keep the idea from really being worthwhile. You see, limitations of the iPhone platform prevent accessories like this from [...]

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  • N900 turned into PS3 controller courtesy of BlueMaemo emulator

    N900 turned into PS3 controller courtesy of BlueMaemo emulator

    Posted on December 30, 2009 | No Comments
    Should you be the sort of person who doesn't mind fiddling around with alpha level software, you'll definitely want to know about the BlueMaemo Bluetooth emulator. Available via the Extras-Devel repository on your N900, this app allows the device to mimic other Bluetooth gadgets, such as keyboards, mice, and yes indeedy, gaming controllers. Its developer Valério Domingos humbly points out that the purpose of connecting up to a PS3 is purely for menu navigation and easier text input, though we've no doubt a few hardcore Nokia loyalists will try using this in an action game to prove the N900's superiority. You may follow Valério and his ongoing refinement of the app in the Maemo.org link below, or you can jump past the break to see the full controller layout and an instructional video on how to hook things up -- it's in Italian, but you should be able to grasp what's going on senza problemi.

    [Thanks, shellshock]

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  • Swype gets hacked onto the original Omnia (Update: And more!)

    Swype gets hacked onto the original Omnia (Update: And more!)

    Posted on December 9, 2009 | No Comments
    If you're one of the 3 million or so people rocking the original Samsung Omnia, you might be feelin' like you've been left out in the cold now that the Omnia II is on the shelves. At the very least, you're probably a bit envious of the Omnia II's finger-swiping text input method, Swype. Yeah? Don't fret - we've got good news.

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  • Zune HD firmware updated to 4.3: Nothing major

    Zune HD firmware updated to 4.3: Nothing major

    Posted on November 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Own a Zune HD like Devin and I, the two hippest cats here at CrunchGear? Best to connect it to your PC right now so you can upgrade its firmware to version 4.3. Go, now!

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  • BlackBerry Storm update landing tomorrow, bringing lots of good stuff (update: now with changelog!)

    BlackBerry Storm update landing tomorrow, bringing lots of good stuff (update: now with changelog!)

    Posted on October 24, 2009 | No Comments

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    Hey, you -- yeah you, the BlackBerry Storm owner over there. You listening? Good. That mythical software update we heard about just last week is obviously the real deal, and a screen grab from Verizon's internal systems has shown up to prove it. We're told that it should go live tomorrow (that's October 25th for those in strange, potentially illegitimate time zones) at 6PM. On the whole, it'll make your Storm act a lot more like the forthcoming Storm2, but specifically you can expect a "faster, more accurate and more natural text input experience, word completion, a virtual QWERTY keyboard in portrait view and enhanced sensitivity when editing, copying and pasting." You'll also get the ability to "enable Auto Correction as opposed to Word Completion in landscape view." The full changelog should be coming soon, so hang tight! Oh, and cancel those plans for tomorrow night, okay?

    [Thanks, Anonymous]

    Update: Check out the full (purported) changelog after the break!

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  • Review: Viliv X70 UMPC

    Review: Viliv X70 UMPC

    Posted on July 6, 2009 | No Comments
    The Viliv X70 isn’t the first UMPC, nor is it the most feature-filled. It’s isn’t the most expensive or cheapest. But I’m willing to bet that it’s one of the most important devices in its class. The X70, and it’s little brother the S5, offer a lot of mobile goodness for a relatively low [...]

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