Comments on: How fast is your mobile text input? http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:31:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: ^^sE http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-9908 ^^sE Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:27:35 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-9908 DSD DSD

]]> By: spoonsworld http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-780 spoonsworld Mon, 21 May 2007 17:28:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-780 using "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" 5 times I'm seeing these numbers<br/><br/>30s baseline (MS Comfort curver)<br/>35s Kohjinsha SA1F00V 0.85<br/><br/>note that since the keyboard is japanese typing symbols (!,",',etc)would have considerabley slowed me down, but numbers and letters are fine. using “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” 5 times I’m seeing these numbers

30s baseline (MS Comfort curver)
35s Kohjinsha SA1F00V 0.85

note that since the keyboard is japanese typing symbols (!,”,’,etc)would have considerabley slowed me down, but numbers and letters are fine.

]]> By: Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-779 Chippy Sat, 19 May 2007 13:40:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-779 Would be nice to see speed on a wacom tablet. Thanks Pat. Would be nice to see speed on a wacom tablet. Thanks Pat.

]]> By: Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-778 Chippy Sat, 19 May 2007 13:39:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-778 There are a few variable in the 'equation' of course but because its only a relative speed test, it shouldnt matter how fast you type. The speed percentage should be similar for most people.<br/><br/>S There are a few variable in the ‘equation’ of course but because its only a relative speed test, it shouldnt matter how fast you type. The speed percentage should be similar for most people.

S

]]> By: Pat http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-777 Pat Sat, 19 May 2007 13:27:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-777 Also, just tried the 'transcriber' handwriting recognition software on the pda: 665cpm = 0.43. This is to be expected since I already type faster than I write. If I can find the driver cd for my wacom tablet, I'll test out how fast the handwriting recognition is on the Vista version of the TIP.<br/><br/>Cheers. Also, just tried the ‘transcriber’ handwriting recognition software on the pda: 665cpm = 0.43. This is to be expected since I already type faster than I write. If I can find the driver cd for my wacom tablet, I’ll test out how fast the handwriting recognition is on the Vista version of the TIP.

Cheers.

]]> By: Pat http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-776 Pat Sat, 19 May 2007 13:15:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-776 Hello,<br/>I guess the test will also depend on how fast you can type on a normal keyboard to begin with. I'm not a touch typist - and I got an average of 1519 cpm on my laptop keyboard (full size). With the detachable thumb keyboard on my aging iPAQ 2210, I pounded out 970 cpm, giving a coefficient of 0.64. <br/><br/>so maybe people who don't touch-type won't experience as much of a performance hit from using these alternative input methods, since maybe part of the reason they are slower than using a keyboard is because you still have to look at the keys while you type, AS WELL AS using less digits.<br/><br/>Just my two cents - I think its really interesting that you've decided to test this. Hello,
I guess the test will also depend on how fast you can type on a normal keyboard to begin with. I’m not a touch typist - and I got an average of 1519 cpm on my laptop keyboard (full size). With the detachable thumb keyboard on my aging iPAQ 2210, I pounded out 970 cpm, giving a coefficient of 0.64.

so maybe people who don’t touch-type won’t experience as much of a performance hit from using these alternative input methods, since maybe part of the reason they are slower than using a keyboard is because you still have to look at the keys while you type, AS WELL AS using less digits.

Just my two cents - I think its really interesting that you’ve decided to test this.

]]> By: Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-742 Chippy Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:13:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-742 Hi Ticonderoga.<br /><br />Good point about the numbers and symbols. <br /><br />Steve Hi Ticonderoga.

Good point about the numbers and symbols.

Steve

]]> By: Ticonderoga http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-741 Ticonderoga Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:01:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-741 Regarding input speed of real/virtual keyboard there are a few determining factors in my experience:<br />1. Closeness of layout to normal keyboard<br />2. Whether the input method allows for fingers other than one's thumbs<br /><br />The first is important because we are so used to that particular layout that any (subtle even) differences would slow us considerably--Dialkeys and InScribe are examples. The second is true at least for myself--typing with my pointing fingers is for example already much faster than my thumbs, not to mention if I can use multiple fingers. <br /><br />The above say nothing about non-keyboard input like hand-writing recognition of course. In addition, if you add in numbers and symbols in this test the difference would be a lot more dramatic even--Dialkeys for example is close to useless in such cases. Regarding input speed of real/virtual keyboard there are a few determining factors in my experience:
1. Closeness of layout to normal keyboard
2. Whether the input method allows for fingers other than one’s thumbs

The first is important because we are so used to that particular layout that any (subtle even) differences would slow us considerably–Dialkeys and InScribe are examples. The second is true at least for myself–typing with my pointing fingers is for example already much faster than my thumbs, not to mention if I can use multiple fingers.

The above say nothing about non-keyboard input like hand-writing recognition of course. In addition, if you add in numbers and symbols in this test the difference would be a lot more dramatic even–Dialkeys for example is close to useless in such cases.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-724 Anonymous Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:55:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-724 peejay, <br /><br />"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" is dominated by E's, but is generally more flattened than a typical english distribution. It's not a perfect distribution, but it's not horribly off. peejay,

“The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” is dominated by E’s, but is generally more flattened than a typical english distribution. It’s not a perfect distribution, but it’s not horribly off.

]]> By: Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-723 Chippy Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:11:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-723 Feel free to use whatever you want. With enough responses we'll get a good average.<br /><br />Regards<br />Steve Feel free to use whatever you want. With enough responses we’ll get a good average.

Regards
Steve

]]> By: peejay http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-722 peejay Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:18:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-722 I'd suggest not using "the quick brown fox..." as your test text. That sentence uses all the letters of the alphabet, which isn't typical of most English text, where Es and Ts dominate. This is important because some text entry methods put all the commonly used letters in easy-to-reach places, which increases real-world text entry speeds, but doesn't provide an advantage for "the quick brown fox..." sentence. I’d suggest not using “the quick brown fox…” as your test text. That sentence uses all the letters of the alphabet, which isn’t typical of most English text, where Es and Ts dominate. This is important because some text entry methods put all the commonly used letters in easy-to-reach places, which increases real-world text entry speeds, but doesn’t provide an advantage for “the quick brown fox…” sentence.

]]> By: CTitanic http://www.umpcportal.com/2007/01/how-fast-is-your-mobile-text-input#comment-719 CTitanic Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:01:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=2064#comment-719 You got almost the same result I have been getting. The OQO and Sony keyboard gave you almost the same speed that if you use the TIP. People keep saying that integrated keyboard on those devices are faster when they are really not. They are just about the same. You got almost the same result I have been getting. The OQO and Sony keyboard gave you almost the same speed that if you use the TIP. People keep saying that integrated keyboard on those devices are faster when they are really not. They are just about the same.

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