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4iThumbs has released a tactile keyboard overlay that fits on top of your iPhone screen. It provides tactile feedback to those of us who, despite our best efforts, just can’t get typing on a touch screen down as much as we might something with a QWERTY keyboard that we can feel.
I’ve always said, as morbid as it might be, that someone buried in a major earthquake in the SF Bay Area would be SOL in the event of being buried in rubble, if he couldn’t see his iPhone’s screen. Unlike a QWERTY keyboard on say, a BlackBerry, you can’t feel the keys on an iPhone and thus won’t be able to dial, unless you can manage to voice dial on an iPhone 3GS (not iPhone or iPhone 3G).
On the other hand, the 4iThumbs product (portrait mode $14.95 or landscape mode $16.95, $19.95 for both) fits right on top of your on-screen iPhone keyboard (assume you install it correctly); it can be easily removed and reportedly doesn’t interfere with the touch screen of the iPhone.
According to the inventor, Jery Rosengarten, “4iThumbs is an iPhone typing aid that helps users increase typing speed and accuracy. Whether you choose to keep the attachment or use it like training wheels, the beauty of this product is that it maintains the sleek look of the device while enhancing usability and offers a bridge for those who want an iPhone but avoid it because they need tactile feedback to type quickly.”
My only question is will the product work through the case I use, which has a full glass front that’s touch through. I have asked for samples and will report back.
Watch videos that detail the installation and use of the product:
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Hey, this is my 1st time here. Great article, thanks!
Wow, Love to have one of those
I hope to have an iphone one day,Good application and blog post too.
Don’t have an iPhone, hope to get one soon.
Any new updates about the 4iThumbs..has anyone tried it? It looks like a godsend…I wish i would have know about this in 2009, haha.
I though Hans Gruber killed? that cokehead looking dude in Die Hard..