New Input Mechanism Demoed, 3D Motion of Human Fingertip in Action (Video)

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Multitouch is so last year, it seems, specially now that we can see a new input method in action in the video below. This is a vision-based interface we're talking about, meant for mobile devices and based on tracking the 3D motion of a human fingertip by using a camera. Developed ...

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Gets New Native Keyboard, Better One?

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

The folks of the XDA Developers community have recently dissected Windows Mobile 6.5 build 28002, calling it WM 6.5.3 and cam across a new on-screen keyboard, You can have a look at it in the following image and leave your input in the comments section. We all know that the default ...

Swype Typing, the Next Big Thing in Virtual Keyboards?

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

TechCrunch shows us a very cool video comparison between typing on the iPhone's virtual keyboard and a new typing system called Swype. The latter included a predictive system made by the creator of T9. Here are the two methods in action: Swype allows users to type by simply dragging their finger ...

Palm Pre Third Party Virtual QWERTY Keyboard in Action (Video)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Third party webOS developers (yes, there are such people) have come up with a very neat way of turning Pre's virtual keyboard into a full QWERTY one. The result can be seen in the video below and we have to mention that you can get this software to work with ...

Pharos Traveler 137 Gets Reviewed

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Looking for a mighty GPS phone and you're afraid to try a Garmin-Asus smartphone? You can always rely on Pharos Traveler 137, that recently got reviewed by the guys at Crunchgear. Right from the get go, we learn that the device comes with a huge 3.5 inch 800 x 480 ...

ZuneHD Keyboard and Browser Get Pictured

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

ZuneHD is our favorite Microsoft rumour source, next to Windows Mobile 7 and now the PMP has been finally caught on camera, revealing its browser and virtual keyboard, as you can see below. Rendering quality is top notch, as far as the browser is concerned and we learned that the bookmarks ...

Android 1.5 Update Will Hit Next Week; Gets Detailed Now (Video)

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Android is improving as time goes by, but it has a long way to go till it reaches the quality of iPhone's OS.. Right now, the Android 1.5 release is the newest version and it gets detailed in the video below, before getting released next week: We learn that the upgrade ...

HTC Magic (G2) Hands On Experience (Video)

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Looking forward to checking the G2 out? HTC's second Android phone is very, very much like the Dream G1, only that it lacks the physical QWERTY keyboard and it packs double the amount of ROM. Here's what the G2 is all about, in a detailed hands on video: The two main ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Walkthrough, Done by Engadget

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Yesterday we saw quite a bunch of new handsets getting announced, but there was also a pretty neat software launch: the debut of Windows Mobile 6.5, courtesy of Steve Ballmer and co. Engadget did a walkthough of the new OS, covering all of its weaknesses and strong points, so feel ...

LG VX9600 Versa Gets Pictured, Virtual Keyboard On Board

Friday, February 6th, 2009

LG VX9600 Versa is the hottest and most original device since modu and it turns out that aside from its modular physical QWERTY keypad, it'll also pack a virtual keyboard. This will be shown on the main module's screen, as you can see in the freshly leaked picture below: Versa's on-screen ...