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Even though we love smartphones, we do have a big problem with them: entering text causes more pain than pleasure. Touchscreens are awesome, but navigating their virtual keyboards is an ordeal. In 2008, four graduates of Shanghai\u2019s best universities, who worked for multinational companies like Microsoft and Intel, attempted to address this.<\/p>\n

Instead of complaining about the keyboards, they saw an opportunity, addressed the problem and found a solution. Today, more than 70 million people use their products, and two-thirds of their user base is outside China.<\/p>\n

First contribution: predictive swiping.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"touchpalSwiping is an action familiar to Samsung and Motorola users, as their phones\u00a0use Swype<\/a>. Instead of typing out words, you slide your finger from letter to letter. It\u2019s faster than typing, but, \u201ca lot of times you forget what letter you\u2019re on when you\u2019re swiping a long word,\u201d says Michael Wong, co-founder and CEO of\u00a0Cootek<\/a>, the makers of TouchPal.<\/p>\n

I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 in Hong Kong and am frustrated by the errors swiyping causes, even though I do see its advantages. On the other hand, Touchpal\u2019s algorithm, \u201cCurve\u201d, shows the correct word after users enter only two or three letters, in most cases. It works well, understanding context and even predicting words that follow in a phrase. From my test, you make fewer errors and type faster using it.<\/p>\n

Another simple thing they did that I love: they recreated the classic keyboard, giving each key two functions. In only two or three touches, the system finds the right word and selects it. Again, it\u2019s faster and more precise. It seems easier than the T9 keyboard used on standard mobile phones.<\/p>\n

The app also features a local dictionary that\u2019s downloaded automatically when you travel. You can start writing San Francisco street names as soon as you arrive in the city, for example.<\/p>\n

The list of advantages is too long to spell out here \u2013 but I urge you to try it out. The TouchPal keyboard is available in 60 languages (you can combine the languages if you\u2019re multilingual). It only takes about 5 minutes to figure it out.<\/p>\n

The keyboard is bundled with TouchPal Contact, which lets you find addresses and phone numbers faster. You can associate contacts with gestures as well. For example, if you want to call your partner, you can do so by drawing a heart on the screen. Sweet.<\/p>\n

For Chinese, the apps mix phonetics \u2013 you type the first syllable\u2019s sound \u2013 and the first lines of the characters which you draw on the screen. It saves an enormous amount of time.<\/p>\n

Nearly<\/a>\u00a0800 million people worldwide use touchscreens. TouchPal is gaining market share despite two major obstacles: Swype\u2019sacquisition by Nuance<\/a>\u00a0(which also acquired T9\u2032s developers), the company known for its voice-recognition software. It recently released a more sophisticated version of its software that is closer to TouchPal\u2019s functionalities<\/p>\n

The bigger challenge is that Apple does not allow the installation of third party keyboards on iPhones or iPads.<\/p>\n

TouchPal won first prize for global innovation at the 2009\u00a0Mobile World Congress<\/a>\u00a0in Barcelona. But this isn\u2019t my only reason for discussing Cootek.<\/p>\n

The company, launched in 2008, shows that innovative start-ups are being built in China. They can target global markets from their launch and generate revenue beyond the Great Wall. Despite its 70 employees and foreign development, the company is financially stable due to\u00a0 licensing contracts with mobile manufacturers who pre-install the keyboard.<\/p>\n

For Wong, this serves as evidence. \u201cThe Chinese have been very innovative throughout their history,\u201d he says. \u201cIn particular, in terms of efficacy. And in this market our advantage is that our language is very complicated.\u00a0 We\u2019re able to create the best tools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the invention of typewriters, written language has depended on something simple: the keyboard. \u201cTouchscreens changed everything,\u201d Wong says. \u201cOur real innovation is in simplifying the touch experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swype or TouchPal? A large American company versus a Chinese start-up. Competition like this will grow dramatically in the next few years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Je donne r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement conf\u00e9rences et s\u00e9minaires sur ce sujet dans certaines entreprises fran\u00e7aises de poids : Bouygues Telecom, CapGemini, L'Or\u00e9al, SFR, SNCF, entre autres ainsi que dans des forums moins prestigieux mais dans lesquels l\u2019assistance est passionn\u00e9e Convaincu que l\u2019am\u00e9lioration de nos villes et de la d\u00e9mocratie locale est un enjeu technologique et social majeur, je viens de me lancer dans une nouvelle s\u00e9rie d\u2019enqu\u00eates \u2013 un tour du monde en plusieurs \u00e9tapes nomm\u00e9 Participolis - sur les villes intelligentes ou qui s\u2019efforcent de l\u2019\u00eatre : 20 villes entre janvier 2014 et avril 2015. 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