New iPhone vid demystifies the "keyboard"

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jun 27th 2007 at 9:43AM

In perhaps a move to stave off some rumblings of disappointment that typing on Apple's soon-to-be ubiquitous new device may be a little less "intuitive" than they had hoped, the company has added a new video into its iPhone movie catalogue detailing the "correct" operation of the phone's virtual keyboard. Interestingly, the video outlines the use of a heretofore unseen feature -- the magnifying glass -- which allows you to reposition your cursor while typing. Check the link for a whole bunch of one-finger typing.

[Thanks, Isabelle]

Filed under: Software, ATT, Apple, iPhone OS

Tags: apple, iphone, keyboard, tour, video

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Jonathan @ Jun 27th 2007 10:17AM

The thing is, I'm a little nervous about the keypad still. This isn't what I wanted to see.

Instead of telling me you won't make that many mistakes, they tell me "You will make TONS, and don't even try typing with two thumbs for atleast a week. But when you make typos, the iPhone will try to fix it."

I'm not sure I feel comfortable having the iPhone fix all my typos when sending an email to my boss.

Not sure I like the "sent from my iPhone" signature either.

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Matt @ Jun 27th 2007 10:43AM

I agree. I'd love to see some examples of a person walking down the street typing two-handed with as much ease (or more, according to Apple) as the Treo and Blackberrys give. Although that might be hard to choreograph. I think most people would be too afraid to look away (since you can't due to the lack of tactile-ness of the keys). Imagine being the first person to drop your new $600 phone on the pavement.

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