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iPhone keyboard bad for text input
In: Mobile
25 Jun 2007
Great news for the iPhone vs BlackBerry front: the comments from a tester on Engadget say that the iPhone keyboard can not be used with two thumbs and it is really hard to type text fast and correct. The best way to type is using one finger and like Blackberrycool says this will be
“… typing like your grandmother who’s seen a keyboard for the first time and is looking for the darned ‘Q’ button.”
Rimarkable asks if the iPhone should hava a landscape mode keyboard – this could be a solution for faster typing because there would be more space between the keys.
The testers conclusion is:
“It won’t replace a BlackBerry. It’s not good for text input. It’s just not a business product.”
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5 Responses to iPhone keyboard bad for text input
stoney
June 27th, 2007 at 7:44 am
Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal: “After five days of use, I was able to type on it as quickly and accurately as I could on the Palm Treo I have used for years.”
tompson
June 27th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Where did you find this? A quick google search brought up the following links:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/walt-mossberg-has-the-iphone-267928.php
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/iphone-apb-walt-already-has-one/
http://valleywag.com/tech/walt-mossberg/a-bad-review-for-the-iphone-267888.php
and in all these links Mossberg says
“And I can tell you that in the first hour it works a little better than I thought, but I’m still not sure it works as well as a regular keyboard—and the first hour is not a very fair test, so I’m going to keep going at it.”
stoney
June 27th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
ich sasch nur: http://www.apple.com/iphone/usingiphone/keyboard_large.html
tompson
June 27th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
yes I know, looks great but I can not imagine that typing on a touch screen could work as good as on a real keyboard – you get no response from the “keys”
Mp3 Recorder Portable
May 13th, 2010 at 8:18 am
Great blog. We obtained good deal of excellent information. We have been watching this technology for some time. It’s fascinating how it retains varying, but some from the core components stay the same. Possibly you seen much alter since Google made their most recent acquisition in the actual field?