DISQUS

There are several subjects much more interesting that keyboards on PDA phones, but i can't help but to agree with Nathan and be entranced by our abilities to communicate over these little devices. I've been going yearly to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas and have found that there are several companies with new ideas for mobile keyboards. However, nothing really seems to be sticking in the marketplace. From what i've seen, there aren't too many people who like anything quite as much as the QWERTY. The blackberry 2 character per button simply isn't as effective for most crazed mobile typists. Some will argue that the Iphone's mimicked QWERTY touch screen is the next wave. My experience with touch screens has been a little less convincing. The other technology that's becoming quite popular is voice to text. However, nothing seems to be as rock solid as the good ol' tiny buttons on the QWERTY phones. I think that the average cell phone consumer is painstakingly migrating from the stone age 12 key system to QWERTY and that we will be seeing a lot more of our quirky QWERTY friend for at least the next few years.