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Richard Chao
04-29-2011, 02:55 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/wp7keyboard-042811.aspx' target='_blank'>http://research.microsoft.com/en-us...ard-042811.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Fat fingers and compact smartphone screens just aren't a good match. Combine a few key misses with a well-meaning auto-correction feature and it's no wonder that "I ate the hummus" turns into "I ate the humans." But Windows Phone 7 users find that their keyboards seem to have a better knack for knowing what they intend to type-or even what they intend to say."</em></p><p><em><img height="171" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com//wpt/auto/1304041565.usr117680.png" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" width="240" /></em></p><p>If you have used a Windows Phone 7 device, you will&nbsp;undoubtedly be amazed by the on screen keyboard and its knack of guessing what you want to type. &nbsp;Douglas Gantenbein has posted an article about their concepts and thought process that ultimately resulted in the Windows Phone 7 keyboard. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>