This soft keyboard is described by its makers as being extremely resilient to inaccurate input and looking at the demo video after the break, you kinda have to agree -- it seems to have a pretty kickass predictive algorithm. Aside from that, the keyboard also dynamically adjusts to wherever and however you choose to type, meaning its size and orientation track along to your input, which goes some way to justifying the somewhat odd name (it's meant for blind operation, not blind people). Text can be inserted without the keyboard even being on screen, while spaces are added by swiping to the right. BlindType should be coming to Android and iOS devices some time in the near future.
- Dyslexics May one day be free from the spelling nazies !
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gwiz665says...This looks great. Maybe we should have this kind of auto-correct in word, or something.
blankfistsays...Simply type anywhere? But... but... how?
Aniatariosays...Well, I'm off to type up some drunken memoirs
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Tymbrwulfsays...Fucking BlindType. How does it work??!?!
ForgedRealitysays...It's like an invisible keyboard! What does it MEAN?! It's so BEAUTIFUL!
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Very cool. So, it's using the relative position of your keystrokes to figure out what the word is. Smart stuff.
I still think that eventually voice control will rule as the input method of choice. I already use the headphone mic on my iphone for playing particular artists, making calls and getting the time - also you can sub-vocalize so the people around you just think your are mumbling to yourself.
Sagemindsays...De-Educating the population - One App at a time!
Never need learn to spell again!
Ryjkyjsays...Even though spelling was always my best subject, it is unfortunately, totally unnecessary as long as the point gets across.
Hvae you eevr seen the eplxmae taht sohws taht as lnog as the frist and lsat ltetres of a wrod are in the rghit palce, you wlil be albe to raed the setncane? Petrty insteretnig huh?
hpqpsays...>> ^Ryjkyj:
Even though spelling was always my best subject, it is unfortunately, totally unnecessary as long as the point gets across.
Hvae you eevr seen the eplxmae taht sohws taht as lnog as the frist and lsat ltetres of a wrod are in the rghit palce, you wlil be albe to raed the setncane? Petrty insteretnig huh?
Wearing clothes to a job interview is not necessary either, but it will definitely affect the outcome Correct spelling is the written equivalent of correct speech, politeness, posture, etc. They are all part of what is being conveyed, be it by social construct (e.g. manners) or something more intuitive (body language).
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