SnapKeys Si Invisible Keyboard: an alternative to QWERTY

Now that touch screen has become a standard feature in most of the tablets and the cellphones, the concept of the touch screen QWERTY keyboard is being questioned. More efficient texting options are being explored by developers in the industry. One such developer is the startup company SnapKeys which has redesigned the touch screen keyboard for touch screen tablets and cellphones.
SnapKeys has developed the new touch screen keyboard building upon ‘predictive text’ which is widely used in touch screen phones. The application launched by SnapKeys attempts to revamp the typing experience for the users and uses only four buttons with three letters each and an invisible spacebar and backspace.
After becoming acquainted with the location of the 12 letters on the 4 visible keys, the user can type without looking at the keypad and the rest is taken care of by SnapKeys Si. The new keyboard is styled on the basis of the fact that the utility of the keys not displayed on the keyboard is about 18 percent.
Thus, through predictive texting, the new keyboard has cleared up a lot of space on the screen enabling more space for surfing and screen view. Also, once the users get used to the new keyboard, the entire set of keys can be set to invisible for a complete view of the screen.
Whether this new keyboard concept makes the cut for the masses is yet to be seen, but it is certainly an innovation which promises better screen visibility and usability, especially for texting on the Nimbuzz app. We’ll be waiting to hear from users about their chatting and texting experience on the Nimbuzz app using the SnapKeys Si keyboard.

Source: http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/18/snapkeys-si-invisible-keyboard-gives-the-finger-to-qwerty-on-touchscreen-devices/

Danny David on January 2nd, 2013 in technology

6 Responses to “SnapKeys Si Invisible Keyboard: an alternative to QWERTY”

  1. It will give nice chat environment….users no need to look the keypad while chating….hope it will be liked by all… :)

    mani January 2nd, 2013

  2. Undoubtebly one of the most brilliant things about touchscreens is their ability to support alternative methods of typing, Swype and Swiftkey for example have become very popular methods of text input, and they do not require the traditional screen pecking action to work.
    SnapKeys is also an extra ordinary advance feature. It utilize only four keys on screen, which divide the alphabet into shapes rather than a QWERTY layout. Due to the simplicity of typing with SnapKeys, it supports various levels of visual transparency and can evenbe made fully invisible, so typing within apps can be done unobtrusively.
    its simply just a fabulous…

    dispeciale January 5th, 2013

  3. Undoubtebly one of the most brilliant things about touchscreens is their ability to support alternative methods of typing, Swype and Swiftkey for%2

    dispecible January 5th, 2013

  4. Brilliant innovation for mobile industry! Can’t compare to Swype and Swiftkey they are qwerty keyboards. This frees up your screen and is very easy and fast to learn. Finally a touchscreen keyboard. I can’t go back to qwerty now.

    Susan January 6th, 2013

  5. i am a nimbuzz(2.4.0) user in android 2.3.6 on galaxy s
    am facing connecting problems when when am changing one wifi connection to anothor one
    problem 2, when am making free calls nimbuzz to nimbuzz i cannot move the voice to ear piece (sound is coming only from loud speaker)
    am waiting ur replay

    shamsudheen March 18th, 2013

  6. @shamsudheen – We request you to download the latest version 2.4.1 from http://www.get.nimbuzz.com and give it a try again. It should work fine. Thanks!!

    Nimbuzz March 19th, 2013


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