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A comparison of two input methods for keypads on mobile devices

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Two mobile device text entry methods were evaluated. The well-known Multitap method was compared to our RollPad method on a new device utilizing a tactile touchpad in place of a keypad. RollPad was well liked by participants. KSPC (keystrokes per character) was significantly lower: 1.42 compared to 2.13 with Multitap. However, no significant difference was found in error rates or entry speed, with speed measured at about 7.3 wpm for both methods.

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NordiCHI '04: Proceedings of the third Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction
October 2004
472 pages
ISBN:1581138571
DOI:10.1145/1028014
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Published: 23 October 2004

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  1. mobile devices
  2. phone keypad
  3. tactile feedback
  4. text entry

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NordiCHI04: NordiCHI 2004
October 23 - 27, 2004
Tampere, Finland

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