Text Input - the 3rd way

[Gaffer]

Interesting:

http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/d...rSummary2.html

[Ianpbaker]

Interesting,yes.

What it could be built into

[Gaffer]

Look at the home page. They say it'll be useful:

on a palmtop computer;
on a wearable computer;
when operating a computer one-handed, by joystick, touchscreen, trackball, or mouse;
when operating a computer with zero hands (i.e., by head-mouse or by eyetracker).

Cool, hands free eh?!?!

[si_the_geek]

I read recently (I think in PC Pro) that this is already being integrated into mobile phones/pda's.. even saw a photo of what was apparently a working prototype with the eyetracker thing!

[Gaffer]

however, looking at the streaming video, it looks ideal for SMS messaging

[Gaffer]

Originally posted by si_the_geek
I read recently (I think in PC Pro) that this is already being integrated into mobile phones/pda's.. even saw a photo of what was apparently a working prototype with the eyetracker thing!

Wonder how it handles Names?

[si_the_geek]

can't remember quite what it was... I think you get a permanent option at the bottom for "spell"/"add new word" or something like that.. and of course next time it will be in the list that appears.

[Gaffer]

Trouble with all this "hands-off" technology is this: "What can I thump in anger if the keyboard becomes extinct?"

[msimmons]

Originally posted by Gaffer
Trouble with all this "hands-off" technology is this: "What can I thump in anger if the keyboard becomes extinct?"

lol... when we finally get the DI to our brains we will be walking around smacking outselves in the head (ok it was funny before i typed it out)
Michael