Wayne D's Blog

While browsing for a method to input Korean characters on a touch screen the other night I ran across Dasher. It a new method for information-efficient text entry. While not as fast as touch typing it is a m interesting alternative text entry method and also is really cool. It has a number of potential applications including text entry on non traditional keyboard based products and as a text entry method for the disabled. On the site there is an explanation of the technique along with a java applet where you can try it out. Before trying the applet I'd strongly recommend you read the How Dasher works section of the website. The Google video below is 54 minutes long and I thought I'd watch the first five minutes and ended up watching the whole thing. I challenge you to do the same and see if you can stop.