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Software to ease Tablet PC text entry released by Exideas.


Exideas, a company specializing in Computer-Human Interface, today released Version released version - release  2.0 of MessagEase for Windows to enhance full text entry on Tablet PCs and mobile Windows. MessagEase V. 2.0 is now available for download at www.exideas.com. These downloads are complete and free for the first two months of use, thereafter requiring registration. For a limited time MessagEase's registration is offered at $24.95, ten dollars off its regular price. This new offering will provide a fast and easy text entry alternative for Tablet PCs and will revolutionize the way people enter text on their mobile devices.

Based on years of scientific research MessagEase uses an ingenuous in·gen·u·ous  
adj.
1. Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless.

2. Openly straightforward or frank; candid. See Synonyms at naive.

3. Obsolete Ingenious.
 yet intuitive system Intuitive system Cybersurgery A proprietary minimally invasive surgical system which provides 3D visualization and translates the surgeon's hand movements into precise microsurgical movements via 8 mm ports. Cf Cybersurgery.  of taps and slides for entering full text-taps for most frequent letters and slides for the rest, making its keyboard compact but with keys larger and easier to target than the soft QWERTY See QWERTY keyboard.

(hardware) QWERTY - /kwer'tee/ (From the top left row of letter keys of most keyboards) Pertaining to a standard English-language typewriter keyboard (sometimes called the Sholes keyboard after its inventor), as opposed to Dvorak or foreign-language
 keys.

"The QWERTY keyboard The standard English language typewriter keyboard. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys.  is designed for ten fingers not one stylus or finger. Pecking tiny QWERTY keys is quite arduous and frustrating for Tablet PC users," said Saied Nesbat, Ph.D., President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of ExIdeas. "MessagEase takes only a small area of the screen yet sports larger keys to make browsing, using a spreadsheet, and even serious writing fast, accurate, and easy."

MessagEase Onscreen on·screen or on-screen  
adj. & adv.
1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen.

2. Within public view; in public.
 Keyboard essentially uses 9 keys, yet it enters all letters, numbers and special characters. It also includes Alt and Ctrl keys, function keys, all cursor navigation commands, as well as keys for common editing functions (Cut, Copy, Paste, etc).

"I am very impressed by the flexibility, intuitiveness, and power of the MessagEase keyboard," said Arif Maskatia, Chief Technology Officer of Acer America Corporation. "It provides one of the best alternatives for Tablet PC text entry as it does more than a full keyboard while using a very small screen area."

Especially designed for tablet computers, MessagEase Onscreen Keyboard can be resized, reshaped into vertical, horizontal or square shape, or made transparent to fit any need. Smaller keyboards minimize the real estate occupied and optimize the stylus movement, while larger keys can be used for text entry with even gloved fingers or for wearable computers. The transparent keyboard lets you see the text you type behind it, further optimizing the use of the screen area.

MessagEase technology is also available for PDAs and is applicable to cell phones (demo available today), TV remote controls, watches, car navigation See GPS.  systems, or any small device that cannot accommodate a ten-finger QWERTY keyboard. Currently MessagEase enjoys a substantial and growing number of dedicated users among Pocket PC and Palm PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM).  owners. To date more than 400,000 copies of MessagEase products have been downloaded and more than 1500 users have joined its Yahoo users group. MessagEase Onscreen Keyboard runs on any Windows system. It can empower VOIP phones to transfer text using a limited number of keys or a small touch-screen area. On screens with passive screen sensing technology MessagEase can be operated with a finger, making it ideal for a wide range of applications ranging from consumer to industrial and military.
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