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PocketCM Keyboard brings iPhone-like virtual keyboard to Windows Mobile

By: , IntoMobile
Friday, August 24th, 2007 at 9:25 AM

PocketCM KeyboardSince Apple announced the iPhone, using a touchscreen equipped phone without a stylus looks more appealing than ever. Primarily, it’s more practical. However, the problem with most touchscreen-based devices is that they not only come with a stylus, but with a virtual keyboard optimized for using it.

Thanks to the application called PocketCM Keyboard, Windows Mobile-based device owners can now add the iPhone-like virtual keyboard to their touchscreen enabled handsets and actually type sans stylus. Unlike the traditional Windows Mobile virtual keyboard, this one — and the one on the iPhone — doesn’t reacts when you press the letter on the screen. Rather, the key is triggered when your remove your finger from the screen, hence you can “preview” the letter you’re about to enter. In addition, the PocketCM Keyboard is a standard Windows Mobile Soft Input Touch (SIP) app, meaning you will be able to use it in (almost) any application.

I’m not sure whether this kind of software infringes some of the Apple’s patents, but I find it looking quite cool and above all useful. In fact, this kind of virtual keyboard should come pre-installed with HTC Touch and other all-touchscreen Windows Mobile devices.

[Via: the::unwired]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • abdur rahman

    pocketCM is a nice and very LIGHT keyboard. loads quick and is very stable. whenever i reboot my at&t 8925 tilt, it reverts back to the original keyboard. i have to manually pick PocketCM keyboard again. The spell checker on pocketCM is not that great. It doesnt seem to work for me. you can try to google HTC Diamond keyboard.cab file, its good but takes up alot of memory, and hence slows down a bit, but also a very nice keyboard. I like it more than iPhone keyboard.
    Good luck.

  • abby

    Its Small, its Ugly & its no where near as good as the iphones Keyboard, i've uninstalled it now. Crap