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‘Writing Pad’ for the iPhone does this already – the application creator calls the technology ‘ShapeWriter’.

Who copied who then? Or is this just a coincidence? ]]>Sep 11th 2008 7:37PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/Sep 11th 2008 7:42PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/Sep 11th 2008 8:26PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/
http://www.mobiletextinput.com/Product/SlideIT/SlideIT.php

SlideIT is protected by US Patent no. 7,199,786 , issued April 3, 2007. (based on application from Nov 2003 and provisional from Nov 2002) ]]>Sep 11th 2008 10:50PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/Sep 11th 2008 8:33PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/Sep 11th 2008 8:33PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/
--James]]>Sep 11th 2008 8:46PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/Sep 11th 2008 8:45PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/Sep 11th 2008 9:46PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/How does it tell the difference between pint and point?
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The video demo on the site gives you some idea of how it works, but you really have to use it to truly understand just how simple yet fast it is. The learning curve's not steep at all, though it's not for everyone. ]]>Sep 12th 2008 1:37AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/09/11/swype-finger-tracing-text-entry-seems-fast-hypnotic-and-magica/
you can download it from here : http://dasur.co.il/Product/SlideIT/DownloadDemo.php

and to see it work here
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