Robert Levy
12-30-2003, 03:12 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=362' target='_blank'>http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=362</a><br /><br /></div>Something interesting was just added to the Smartphone.net catalog called "MultiPlay". The description there is pretty vague and there is no trial version :( but it seems to be a new input system that allows you to enter text on your Smartphone more easily than with the traditional methods. They claim that it has a "predictive" feature like T9 so this might be worth a shot if you do a lot of input on your phone and don't mind risking the $15. I looked at the companies website and found an interactive <a href="http://www.keytouch.net/zip/multiplay-demo.zip">demo</a> of it. Below is an image that explains how it is supposed to work. You tap one of the number buttons and then that number is entered. If you then push the joystick up, left, or right the number is replaced by one of the alphabetic letters assigned to that number button. If you push the joystick down, a special command is executed (the command is different for each button). If anyone ends up trying this out, please let us know how well it works.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/input.JPG" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/>