Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices

I don't see the point... QWERTY is great for touch screens, for the same reason it was great for typewriters: common letter combinations are spaced out. Typing with two thumbs on a small screen is comfortable due to greater space between keys and high rate of alternating hands.

Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices

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Post by infodroid » Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 10:53 AM UTC

Writing anything on modern touchscreen smartphones is so frustrating. I think the problem is that the touchscreen is always going to be an inferior interface to a physical button.

I remember what it was like using PDAs and smartphones with actual physical keys. After a brief period of adjustment to a new device, I was soon typing without any mistakes. It was such a low-friction transfer of my thoughts to digital form, I took it for granted it would always be that easy.

I look forward to trying one of the new Blackberry phones for my next upgrade.

Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices

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Post by mankash666 » Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 11:07 AM UTC

They should have two layout options: Qwerty & Keybee. After all, the hexagonal keys save space with qwerty as well.

Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices

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Post by rileytg » Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 11:25 AM UTC

swrobel wrote: post #2

Last updated 6 months ago

could be a good thing. sometimes it’s a sign of stability and focus rather than abandon.

Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices

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Post by wscott » Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 11:36 AM UTC

Does that website really just have a single sentence of explanation? I was looking for the theory of what it is trying to solve and why they choose that particular layout. And ideally, some reasonably done studies to demonstrate that it is an improvement.

Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices

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Post by se7entime » Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 11:43 AM UTC

swrobel wrote: post #2

Last updated 6 months ago

"For 2018 we are working to add new layouts and more themes..!!!"

- https://twitter.com/KeybeeKeyboard/status/947406254871281664

Re: Keybee: a new keyboard layout designed specifically for touchscreen devices

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Post by papaly1983 » Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 11:45 AM UTC

wscott wrote: post #8

Does that website really just have a single sentence of explanation? I was looking for the theory of what it is trying to solve and why they choose that particular layout. And ideally, some reasonably done studies to demonstrate that it is an improvement.

You can check the patent.