Touchscreen smartphones are great for web browsing, enjoying video/multimedia and the occasional game. One major gripe, however, is that touchscreen keyboards leave much to be desired. For people with large hands, typing speed and accuracy can be a frustrating tradeoff.
One of the reasons BlackBerry phones have remained so popular is the ability for a user to crank out long emails quickly while on the go. Touchscreen devices tend to get labeled more as entertainment devices than productive devices. Even the Motorola Droid’s physical keyboard has been subject to criticism for being too shallow to type effectively.
Enter Swype. Swype is an innovative text-input method for Android-based smartphones in which you slide your finger over the letters you want to type. Swype’s algorithm figures out the rest. Using this method, Samsung was able to break the texting world record by a signifant margin, a feat they highlighted in their TV ad.
While Swype was previous only available in their closed beta program, it is now being made available for for a few days only. Be sure to snatch it while you can at http://beta.swype.com and see how much quickly you can send text messages and emails.
Let us know how it works, or if you’re a die-hard physical keyboard person, why touchscreens aren’t for you.
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