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Swype might already be obsolete

Have you seen BlindType? I think I need it!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9b8NlMd79w&feature=player_embedded
Watch the whole video. It will blow your mind.

WANT!!!!!!!!!

wow that is crazy... not sure what I think of it so far, the keyboard thing is interesting and I'd love to play with it.
got to say the keyboard that I really like is skiftkey it monitors how you type and predicts your next word. I keep switching between swype that swiftkey.

Ahh, no thanks. It's always good to have options and competition, but I could never use that keyboard.

So far ShapeWriter seems fastest for me. I wish it had better prediction though.
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Wow, how did they do that, lmao.

not bad. I still like swype better =)

The phrase invisible keyboard sounds really cool until you take a second and realize how silly it actually is. Additionally what if I meant to write tao and it thinks I must surely have meant tap or rap or yap, or maybe I meant tso as in the general's chicken or tsp like the measure. As far as I can tell this new system is nothing more than unmitigated sillyness.
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this looks like a good concept but i dont think id like it for real world use for same reasons as posted above. I still love swipe not sure id want to change

This has alot of potential, ill give it a try when its released.
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Looks amazing, but also looks gimmicky. I have gotten a but too used to swype to try another"hunt and peck" keyboard.
My phone is just so...VIBRANT

I have no idea what I just witnessed lol
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Hmm. Now we don't have to even spell words correctly? I can't see how this a good thing in the long run unless it's for people with conditions affecting their motor skills. It just reinforces laziness.

Inat said:
Hmm. Now we don't have to even spell words correctly? I can't see how this a good thing in the long run unless it's for people with conditions affecting their motor skills. It just reinforces laziness.
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I could see it being good in the way of texting by muscle memory. I think it would keep the ppl who feel they NEED to text while driving more focused on the road.

Looks like Google liked BlindType too. They liked it so much they bought the company:
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/10/google-acquires-blindtype-to-improve.html

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Looks like Google liked BlindType too. They liked it so much they bought the company:
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/10/google-acquires-blindtype-to-improve.html
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Haha I was just about to point this out. Looks like we might be seeing and hearing more about this now. I saw that demo video a while ago and totally forgot about it till today. Seems cool but I do agree it is a bit "gimmicky"

SwiftKey implements this right now, probably in a more efficient manner.

Pneumatic said:
Have you seen BlindType? I think I need it!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9b8NlMd79w&feature=player_embedded
Watch the whole video. It will blow your mind.
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That is cool. When will it be an Android Keyboard option...
WOW!!!!

I was wondering when we would hear about this keyboard again and to find out Google has bought them is great news. Now we will be getting to use it someday soon I hope.

Blind type has be bought by Google
Blind type has be bought by Google I bet it is going to take a while before we see it. Google will leverage this for all they can.......... but IT IS Awesome !!

Just thought this was funny...

I like the suggestion it gives, I was trying to type "snack"
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talking about your picture too. since its like, well tiny.

Wow, that was indeed a fail on the upload....I'll repost in a bit when at my computer.
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here we go...

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here we go...
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Win, that's funny AND a good upload

rofl, that made my day.

snak ... anal ... small
that's awesome

Swift key has been suggesting funny stuff to me too. I was placing an office supply order today and typed box of and got chocolates when I wanted pens, and then bottle of got me vodka, which probably would have been more helpful than the white out I was looking for.
Nothing as crazy as your example though.
JAson

The phone bases its suggestions on letters that are close to the word typed. Look at that anal is pretty much the same keys just off by one letter for A and L. Not be an as$ just informing you. The system is actually pretty smart working like this.

I really needed a laugh....thanks!

twilk73 said:
The phone bases its suggestions on letters that are close to the word typed. Look at that anal is pretty much the same keys just off by one letter for A and L. Not be an as$ just informing you. The system is actually pretty smart working like this.
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Sometimes... its just funnier not trying to be intellectual all the time

DirtyShroomz said:
Sometimes... its just funnier not trying to be intellectual all the time
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made my day 2x.

twilk73 said:
The phone bases its suggestions on letters that are close to the word typed. Look at that anal is pretty much the same keys just off by one letter for A and L. Not be an as$ just informing you. The system is actually pretty smart working like this.
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Don't be so Anal!

When I type my wifes name with a s on the end it suggests anus.
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conqu1stador said:
snak ... anal ... small
that's awesome
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IMO, it's even funnier if you reverse the order..
small .. anal .. snak
lol

snak, anal, small.... or you want a small anal snack? Well then bend over, here it comes!
Edit: damn, previous poster beat me to it.

Pao23 said:
Don't be so Anal!
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Did you mean Snak?

uniquenameevo said:
Did you mean Snak?
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lol that was pretty good this thread is the win

This thread is full of win! I had something similar happen a couple of weeks ago with Google Voice. I was supposed to be picking my sister up from her meeting. She got out early and called me to make sure I was on my way. Here is what GV thought she said:
Hey this is Mrs. Give me a call back. I am died. Come pick me up.
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What she actually said:
This is your Sis. Give me a call back. I am done. Come pick me up.
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I think my phone wants to kill her LOL!

I thought it remembers what you typed before, so if you are typing similar keys then it will suggest that. Not that I'm trying to imply anything...

iPhone Keyboard

Apples phone may be NOTICEABLY smaller, but I type faster with the onscreen keyboard on the iphone than I do the epic lol.
I've always liked apples keyboard but I didn't think it'd be easier to type on than a 4inch screen.
Its so accurate
And I like how when you put it in landscape, it doesn't take up the whole screen so you can still read with the keyboard open
And text selection is sooooo much easier on the iPhone.
Android needs to take some notes in this area and all will be perfectooooooo
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You fail troll now be gone with you.
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So, constructively criticizing the device of the forum you are on is considered trolling, then? Just because he compared it with the iPhone, doesn't mean it's trolling. Maybe he honestly thinks the keyboard on the iPhone is better?
You know what they say about assuming..

hydrogenwv said:
So, constructively criticizing the device of the forum you are on is considered trolling, then? Just because he compared it with the iPhone, doesn't mean it's trolling. Maybe he honestly thinks the keyboard on the iPhone is better?
You know what they say about assuming..
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Hey you could be right. I'm going test this theory later on buy going to McDonald and telling the customers how much better I think burger king is.
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blackdragon79 said:
Hey you could be right. I'm going test this theory later on buy going to McDonald and telling the customers how much better I think burger king is.
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Hahahaha awesome.
And to the OP dude this phone has a slide-out keyboard... in...... landscape! Takes ZERO screen space! Just pointing that out.
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Analogy fail.
He's not going into Burger King and telling the customers the food at McDonald's is better. He's going into Burger King and saying.. 'I love your food, but your pickles are a little subpar.'

God, you guys are tools.
He pointed out one aspect of the iPhone that is better than the Epic. Believe me, I love my Epic and wouldn't switch to an iPhone for anything, but that doesn't mean there aren't aspects of the iPhone that are better. I agree with Fox about the landscape virtual keyboard taking up the whole screen, that does bother me. Am I a troll now, too?
And who cares if the phone he is on has a hardware keyboard? He was talking about the virtual keyboard? Wouldn't it be nice to see some improvements of the virtual keyboard?
You don't have to be pricks to fellow forum members for giving their honest opinion.

They have a word for guys like you: Fanboys.

hydrogenwv said:
So, constructively criticizing the device of the forum you are on is considered trolling, then? Just because he compared it with the iPhone, doesn't mean it's trolling. Maybe he honestly thinks the keyboard on the iPhone is better?
You know what they say about assuming..
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Thanks. It amazes me how quick people are to judge on this site.
The epic is definitely not a perfect phone, but I still wouldn't trade it for an iphone. My sister has it and I was comparing them. That's just one thing I noticed.
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hydrogenwv said:
God, you guys are tools.
He pointed out one aspect of the iPhone that is better than the Epic. Believe me, I love my Epic and wouldn't switch to an iPhone for anything, but that doesn't mean there aren't aspects of the iPhone that are better. I agree with Fox about the landscape virtual keyboard taking up the whole screen, that does bother me. Am I a troll now, too?
And who cares if the phone he is on has a hardware keyboard? He was talking about the virtual keyboard? Wouldn't it be nice to see some improvements of the virtual keyboard?
You don't have to be pricks to fellow forum members for giving their honest opinion.
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I do not agree that the iPhone keyboard is better. I just think it is kinda weird to expect a phone with a hardware keyboard in lanscape also needs to have an on-screen keyboard. It is the same thing just type on the damn keyboard. That is what you bought a phone with a keyboard in landscape.
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knx2 said:
Hahahaha awesome.
And to the OP dude this phone has a slide-out keyboard... in...... landscape! Takes ZERO screen space! Just pointing that out.
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I'm fully aware my $500 phone has a hardware keyboard. It was the reason I bought it
Bu srsly, sometimes you just don't feel like opening the keyboard, but you're forced to because the android kb is inaccurate (atleast less accurate than the iphone one).
And swype is atrocious omg I do NOT understand the hype with it lol
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hydrogenwv said:
Analogy fail.
He's not going into Burger King and telling the customers the food at McDonald's is better. He's going into Burger King and saying.. 'I love your food, but your pickles are a little subpar.'
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This!
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knx2 said:
I do not agree that the iPhone keyboard is better. I just think it is kinda weird to expect a phone with a hardware keyboard in lanscape also needs to have an on-screen keyboard. It is the same thing just type on the damn keyboard. That is what you bought a phone with a keyboard in landscape.
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People could've also bought the phone just for its processor among other things that are better than the rest of sprints lineup so not everyone uses there keyboard.

knx2 - Just because your opinion is different, doesn't mean his opinion is wrong. Awesome, eh? Personally, I didn't buy the phone for the hardware keyboard. I bought it to transition to virtual keyboards, but with a backup in case I determined I didn't like it. I use both, personally. Longer messages, I'll slide out the keyboard. Shorter messages, I'll use the software keyboard. Longer messages on the virtual keyboard? Forget it.

hydrogenwv said:
God, you guys are tools.
He pointed out one aspect of the iPhone that is better than the Epic. Believe me, I love my Epic and wouldn't switch to an iPhone for anything, but that doesn't mean there aren't aspects of the iPhone that are better. I agree with Fox about the landscape virtual keyboard taking up the whole screen, that does bother me. Am I a troll now, too?
And who cares if the phone he is on has a hardware keyboard? He was talking about the virtual keyboard? Wouldn't it be nice to see some improvements of the virtual keyboard?
You don't have to be pricks to fellow forum members for giving their honest opinion.
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Wow. Its a record in this thread for the amount of people who actually understand the difference between bashing and constructive criticism! 2 so far! Hahah
Its like when I went to the ns boards saying "I think google should've made the nexus s dual core just to set another milestone with the nexus line" And all I got was them comparing their e-peens to mines by saying things like "This phone is perfect with one core. If you wanted dual core, you can go ahead and not havegingerbread."
Like, that's cool and all, but that's not what I was talking about.
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Just typed on my hero, it was about the same accuracy as the epic
BUT! I forgot about the calibrate tool in htc's keyboard and I typed everything I wanted, with 1 or 2 mistakes
Why isn't there a calibrate option for the android keyboard? Or am I missing something
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hydrogenwv said:
knx2 - Just because your opinion is different, doesn't mean his opinion is wrong. Awesome, eh? Personally, I didn't buy the phone for the hardware keyboard. I bought it to transition to virtual keyboards, but with a backup in case I determined I didn't like it. I use both, personally. Longer messages, I'll slide out the keyboard. Shorter messages, I'll use the software keyboard. Longer messages on the virtual keyboard? Forget it.
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Cool story. I didn't say his opinion was wrong. I was trying to find out why someone may complain about screen space when using the phone in landscape when the phone has a landscape keyboard under the screen in landscape.
Yes. You lose screen space using the onscreen keyboard I totally agree. But if you have a hardware keyboard right under the screen in landscape...... that is what I am trying to understand.
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Hey the op is right ,no throlling u guys need to grow up and accept pples opinions and thoughts that's why there's forums ,and like it or not he's right I own a ipod touch 4 and a epic 4 g,and the keyboard on apples products is pretty accurate maybe android should be lloking into it ,because that's the reaon I swapped my evo for the epic ..and that's the reason why a got rid of the hero,,,so epic definetly is the alternative ........remember these forum is to express our thoughts and opinions,,don't like don't respond or read the thread and it will be buried..
hydrogenwv said:
knx2 - Just because your opinion is different, doesn't mean his opinion is wrong. Awesome, eh? Personally, I didn't buy the phone for the hardware keyboard. I bought it to transition to virtual keyboards, but with a backup in case I determined I didn't like it. I use both, personally. Longer messages, I'll slide out the keyboard. Shorter messages, I'll use the software keyboard. Longer messages on the virtual keyboard? Forget it.
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knx2 said:
Cool story. I didn't say his opinion was wrong. I was trying to find out why someone may complain about screen space when using the phone in landscape when the phone has a landscape keyboard under the screen in landscape.
Yes. You lose screen space using the onscreen keyboard I totally agree. But if you have a hardware keyboard right under the screen in landscape...... that is what I am trying to understand.
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Well now that you've changed your tone from asshole to just condescending, I'll answer you.
"Just because you have the ability to save the world, it doesn't mean you have to."
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jocampo86 said:
Hey the op is right ,no throlling u guys need to grow up and accept pples opinions and thoughts that's why there's forums ,and like it or not he's right I own a ipod touch 4 and a epic 4 g,and the keyboard on apples products is pretty accurate maybe android should be lloking into it ,because that's the reaon I swapped my evo for the epic ..and that's the reason why a got rid of the hero,,,so epic definetly is the alternative ........remember these forum is to express our thoughts and opinions,,don't like don't respond or read the thread and it will be buried..
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My opinion was different and now I'm an ass?
I questioned the reason for the complaint of an onscreen keyboard and I'm an ass?
I guess you and others do not understand forums.
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[Q] How many people have physical keyboards that skip keys?

Just curious to see, like me, how many people have trouble with their physical keyboard skipping keys. I have not been able to find a solution to completely remedy this issue.

I do but only happens when I type fast. :X
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Magic Oreo said:
I do but only happens when I type fast. :X
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Same here. I heard that taking swipe off of the phone helps this but I havent tried it...

asiangolfer76 said:
Same here. I heard that taking swipe off of the phone helps this but I havent tried it...
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It does help, but it still happens.

same as above: not a real problem if i slow down just a tad. i want to say that the issue is worse on the DK28 roms than on DI18, but that might not be true at all. maybe for me tho...
p.s. i didn't vote in the poll because neither choice is accurate for me.... for me it would be somewhere in the middle of those two choices.

I havent noticed it...does it depend on the soft keyboard used? I use the Droid X Multitouch and dont notice sht.
Hey, you know what would be really weird? Is if it depended on whether or not the soft keyboard supported multitouch.

I'm gonna lean towards a software issue. I've uninstalled swype and its seemed to work.
I only skip keys now when I'm in one of those phases where I can type oddly fast
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It's horrible. If I don't proof read what I typed, I'd look like a retard talking. Never had this problem with my G1.

Doesn't happen for me, period.

Yeah but not enough for me to jump out a window about.
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Looks like people get varying results even when removing Swype. My question is, why do we need to remove one feature to make another work like it's suppose to? Has it gotten so bad that we must compromise one feature for another on such an "Epic" device?
I'm sure most will just say deal with it. But man I hate paying so much for a device and it doesn't even work right. The main selling point for me was the keyboard. I'm old school and just can't get used to the frustration of swype or SIP keyboards. But it is nice to have swype available when you type 3 or 4 words at a time. Often times I can't have my cake and eat it too but this is a phone for geezus pete. Can't I have the best of both worlds!?
/rant

I get the skips on dk28. I don't remember it on stock rom.

Magic Oreo said:
I do but only happens when I type fast. :X
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Same hear
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blazinazn said:
Looks like people get varying results even when removing Swype. My question is, why do we need to remove one feature to make another work like it's suppose to? Has it gotten so bad that we must compromise one feature for another on such an "Epic" device?
I'm sure most will just say deal with it. But man I hate paying so much for a device and it doesn't even work right. The main selling point for me was the keyboard. I'm old school and just can't get used to the frustration of swype or SIP keyboards. But it is nice to have swype available when you type 3 or 4 words at a time. Often times I can't have my cake and eat it too but this is a phone for geezus pete. Can't I have the best of both worlds!?
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EXACTLY. It's a joke.

Well, look on the bright side, maybe this is what is taking Sprint/Samsung so long to get Froyo out.
Maybe they actually LISTENED to the users?
Nah..I doubt it.

I get the keypad skips quite often, usually every other message.
2.1 stock rom, rooted, swype on.

Mine skips, DK28, all keyboards turned off except swype and the hardware keyboard. I hte talkng lie ths!

Skips on all roms and keyboards
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Skips for me as well, funny just the other day i went into sprint and looked at the demo and I could not get it to skip if i tried. Mine was terrible as it skipped like crazy, I am on DK28 and think it is worse.

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Well, look on the bright side, maybe this is what is taking Sprint/Samsung so long to get Froyo out.
Maybe they actually LISTENED to the users?
Nah..I doubt it.
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Lol. If they release a 2.2 rom that has a kb that doesn't skip, all will be forgiven.

What do you prefer?

Slide out keyboard or virtual keyboard? I was thinking about upgrading to the nexus s 4g but I can't deal without having a slide out keyboard
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Different strokes for different folks.
Try it out before you buy.

one week i'll use the keyboard, next week I'll forget it's there.

I prefer virtual keyboard and I will be getting the nexus s in two weeks
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Shoulon said:
one week i'll use the keyboard, next week I'll forget it's there.
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ohhh cant yell at him for posting a question.. i see how it is!!
and... i did prefer a physical keyboard... but samsung messed it up so much with the button misses i barely use it..

I only ever type on the screen. The physical keyboard is handy for use with the Game Gripper, though.

ksmullins88 said:
ohhh cant yell at him for posting a question.. i see how it is!!
and... i did prefer a physical keyboard... but samsung messed it up so much with the button misses i barely use it..
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lmao. Use impaler's keyboard fix. it works 100% for me. use the regular one not the speed demon one.

I bought Epic because of slideout keyboard, but thanks to Swype I use it once a month or less.

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lmao. Use impaler's keyboard fix. it works 100% for me. use the regular one not the speed demon one.
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i cant on GB!

It is funny that you posted this because i was just running through all of the keyboards to see what I liked best. I have never us the physical keyboard othere than testing. I have always used swype and have loved it. But after playing with the keyboards I am really liking the Samsung keyboard in landscape mode. I got the epic because it had the physical keyboard. But after using the virtual keyboards I don't see myself ever using the physical keyboard unless it is for game control.
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smooney3 said:
I only ever type on the screen. The physical keyboard is handy for use with the Game Gripper, though.
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THIS
Game Gripper was the buying point for me. I'm waiting for a SGSII 4G without keyboard and hope GG keeps up with a bluetooth version

elrey75 said:
THIS
Game Gripper was the buying point for me. I'm waiting for a nexus S II 4G without keyboard and hope GG keeps up with a bluetooth version
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That's got to be the worst name for a cell phone. EVER.

063_XOBX said:
That's got to be the worst name for a cell phone. EVER.
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I don't know. That's a tough call. Nothing sounds worse to me than SPRINT WITHIN
http://pocketnow.com/android/galaxy-s-2-us-carrier-branding-confirmed

Physical keyboard.

Physical. Why waste 15mb of ram on a keyboard when we have one built in. I have been a samsung kb addict since the original blackjack
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Shoulon said:
one week i'll use the keyboard, next week I'll forget it's there.
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+1, I prefer having it for just this reason. There's also times I look at the virtual keyboard and think, "I can type this far faster on the regular keyboard."

063_XOBX said:
That's got to be the worst name for a cell phone. EVER.
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For all you know it could end up being the Nexus X by Motorola next time around.

I use my soft keyboard for texting and short e-mails. I use my hard keyboard for long e-mails. I really like having both there and not sure if I would want a phone with only a soft keyboard.

I WANTED to use the physical keyboard a lot, it's the main reason I chose the Epic over the Evo. But the key skipping was infuriating, so I ended up using swype most of the time.
But when that keyboard fix started floating around the forums, Ohhhh boyyy! Now I just look for EXCUSES to slide out the keyboard.