http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/ Engadget Comments for RIM applies for triangular keyboard layout patent http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 11th 2007 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 11th 2007 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/
keyword:TACTILE]]>Feb 11th 2007 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 11th 2007 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 13th 2007 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 13th 2007 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 11th 2007 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 11th 2007 4:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/
I'll probably pick an iPhone up, but I don't see why it is now the benchmark to compare everything to (it's not even been released yet).

The sketches for those triangle keys look awful, Nokia phones suffered for a wile by designing unusable keypads, don't know why RIM would want to tinker around with it's winning (and main) formula.]]>Feb 11th 2007 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 11th 2007 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/3200

Using the same button for different functions, a-la Nintendo + shaped cursor or Nokia 3200 should all fall under "funny looking keys" patent...]]>Feb 11th 2007 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 11th 2007 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/
I'd like to see a design with keys split between the top and bottom of the device. Power users only need apply.]]>Feb 11th 2007 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/
It's not as fast as tactile feedback but it's not as if you'll be hitting the backspace key all day long.]]>Feb 11th 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 11th 2007 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Currently we have predictive text on some systems with few buttons (causing endless, corrections) and qwerty boards, producing endless slight typos.
If somebody would combine the two together, I'd be a happy bunny - i.e. I type a 5 letter word on a pseudo qwerty and the dictionary doesn't recognise the word, but does if it transposed one letters for one of the letters surrounded the key I may have 'mistyped' with my fat fingers. ]]>Feb 11th 2007 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/Feb 11th 2007 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/
http://www.me3.info/

]]>Feb 11th 2007 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/touchscreen keyboards are pretty but they are not functional. I would love to see you attempt a high WPM on a touchscreen keyboard vs a traditional one with buttons. Or try fiddling with your touchscreen controlled gadget while driving, cant really do it by feel. Watch for an increase in driving casualties of I-Crap groupies with the release of the iphone..]]>Feb 11th 2007 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/rim-applies-for-triangular-keyboard-layout-patent/
hey conrad, please look up the definition for: oxymoron. ]]>Feb 12th 2007 8:41AM