Help for Slow Mobile Phone Typists


New York Times
November 1, 2010
Some people are born with a knack for typing quickly on a mobile phone, clacking away at a virtual or physical keyboard as if it were attached to a desktop computer. But if you weren't, there may be help, from 3qubits, a mobile phone software company started by two Ph.D. mathematics student at Cambridge University in England. Their solution to tiny mobile keyboards is a new virtual keyboard they call 8Pen, expected to be introduced on Tuesday. Read more »

8pen Android Typing App Reinvents The Keyboard


Huffington Post
January 5, 2011
Does it pain you to type on your smartphone's tiny keyboard? Are your messages error-laden? Do you love your phone's touch screen--but long for a physical QWERTY keyboard? 8pen, a typing application for Android devices, might be the solution you seek. Read more »

8pen Improves Android Typing Experience

HackCollege
October 18, 2011
Last week, after a fit of frustration with Swype, I decided to download 8pen as the new keyboard for my Android phone. 8pen, much like Swype, relies on you pulling your finger along the screen rather than hitting individual letters. Read more »

8pen named "Cool vendor 2011" by Gartner

Gartner Research
May 17, 2011
What's Hot for the Future? Delivering and consuming services to improve business outcomes is the new driver of coolness. Gartner's 2011 Cool Vendors focus on delivering better business results through consumption of both services and technology. This year's batch of nearly 300 Cool Vendors feature many very cool technologies that further interaction and collaboration. The ongoing consumerization of IT and cloud computing also continue to characterize vendor coolness. Read more »

The 8pen reinvents text input for touchscreens

Wired
November 1, 2010

Miniature touchscreen keyboards on mobile phones are acceptable to some people, but they're a little fiddly for others. Read more »

8pen Is a Speedy Gesture-Based Keyboard for Android Phones

LifeHacker
November 2, 2010

Android: 8pen is a brand new gesture-based keyboard for Android phones that looks totally different than other keyboards, feels totally different than other keyboards, and is surprisingly speedy and fun to use. Read more »

Pretty clever isn't it?

Engineering Guy
June 4, 2011

This is my Android, the phone I use every day, and I've added to it a clever little keyboard designed for small devices. Read more »

Quotes

I think I just downloaded the future.

This is brilliant and beautiful and inspiring. It's an example of what happens when creative intelligence wears no blinders. It gives me hope for humanity, that if we have enough fresh minds like this, we can solve much much more urgent problems.
@Cat

Pretty clever, isn't it?
Bill - Engineering Guy

[8pen] is surprisingly speedy and fun to use.
Jason Fitzpatrick - LifeHacker

It's the best thing since sliced bread.
Android Market commenter

Is 8pen a game or an app? :-) More addictive than Angry Birds!
Android Market commenter

It seems you guys made a near perfect man-machine interaction software.
@Michael

8pen is blowing my mind right now!
Android Market commenter

This is genius! It's been two weeks and I can't believe how fast I can text.
Android Market commenter

Let me just say I think it's the best invention in the information age ever.
Android Market commenter

Forward thinking at its finest right here.
Android Market commenter

Reinventing the keyboard was long overdue and may take some time to adopt. 8pen is exactly right and should be the smartphone standard.
Android Market commenter