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A clever invention, not completely off-topic: Have you seen the
FITALY keyboard layout?
Yes, it's very clever, but about as likely to catch on as DVORAK - it requires vast swathes of people to get used to a typing style that they will never use on 99% of the devices they come into contact with.
The most
innovative and useful keyboard I have seen is the one on Blackberry devices such as the
Blackberry Pearl. It has the same QWERTY layout as you'd expect but each key is doubled up.
It does nothing for the use of common letters being more accessible but the familiar layout plus the software detection of "what you're typing" makes it extremely comfortable to use.
The only real problem is sending text messages on this compared to other phones.. your muscle memory gets in a bit of a spin because most other phones are alphabetical (1 - ABC, 2 - DEF, 3 - GHI) instead of QWERTY (QW, 1 - ER, 2 - TY, 3 - UI, OP). I am actually really pleased that the
Storm kept the doubled-up format for vertical use on the touchscreen. Bigger buttons and a little bit of getting used to = very efficient typing. Click the Typing and Email demo for an example.
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