New Android Keyboard Layout Makes Typing 1/3 Faster

According to BusinessInsider –

Smartphone and tablet typists are being urged to abandon the qwerty keyboard layout for a new design it’s claimed will make them more than a third faster. Researchers at the University of St Andrews have developed a keyboard for handheld touchscreens called KALQ that allows typing 34 per cent faster. It will be released as a free Android app.

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iPotty – Perfect For Every iPad Owner

Pre-order your iPotty from Amazon

Pre-order your iPotty from Amazon

16 Reasons NOT To Buy A New iPad

From ZDnet –

Don’t get me wrong. I acknowledge that there is some value to an iPad. But just because all your friends are buying the latest and greatest “new” iPad (what we previously thought would be the iPad 3), that doesn’t mean you have to, as well. Every other tech pundit and reviewer in the business will be out there trying to tell you why you should buy an iPad. They figure that if they suck up to Apple enough, perhaps, some day, a 20-something, wet-behind-the-ears Apple PR droid will bless them with a returned call or email. At that point, that lucky reviewer will be able to check off the most elusive of bucket list items.

The 16 reasons are listed below. For details of all items,

read the ZDnet article HERE.

Reason 1: You already have an iPad

Reason 2: The retina display is mostly marketing hype

Reason 3: High-res apps will take more memory

Reason 4: 4G/LTE is expensive

Reason 5: 4G/LTE doesn’t work in a lot of places

Reason 6: The porn issue

Reason 7: The size

Reason 8: iPad 2 accessories won’t necessarily work

Reason 9: It’s still not 16×9

Reason 10: There’s still no USB port

Reason 11: You still have to use iTunes too often

Reason 12: There’s still no removable storage

Reason 13: Kindles are still much less expensive

Reason 14: You can still only run software approved by Apple

Reason 15: It still can’t be used as a standalone computer

Reason 16: Apple still won’t let you write or run programs that execute programs

Read the ZDnet article HERE

 

 

TeslaTouch Technology [video]

This video explains a promising new technology which enables tactile feedback on touch screens. I wonder if this will ever make it into production.

Doritos Tablet [video]