AlphaGrip Demos Handheld Keyboard

AlphaGrip presented a prototype of its new handheld speed typing device and technology at Upside Events' Showcase 2001 this week. The device allows users to enter text at more than 50 wpm regardless of body position or the availability of a work surface. The company plans versions for Palms, cell phones, and interactive TVs.

Michael Willner, AlphaGrip's lead inventor said, "Today we're forced to postpone `real work' until we can sit at a desk and use a standard keyboard because the input interfaces available on handhelds are just too slow. Soon, AlphaGrip-enabled devices will free us from the desk -- to think, work and play when and where we want."

The company claims that with no formal training, the average user can achieve typing speeds of 40-50 wpm in a month, far less time than it takes to learn to touch type at comparable speeds on a standard keyboard. AlphaGrip is seeking strategic partners and licenses for its technology.