Microsoft scientists pushing keyboard into the past

Iria · May 4, 2006, 07:12 AM

Source: News.com
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--How can you find information about Condoleezza Rice on the Internet? Type in "2*#7423".

That is if you have a copy of a prototype program from Microsoft Research currently named The Wild Thing. The application, for cell phones and handhelds, essentially lets consumers conduct queries with abbreviations and truncated spellings of words, said its developer Bo Thiesson.

May 4, 2006, 07:12 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Microsoft scientists pushing keyboard into the past Source: News.com __________ MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--How can you find information about Condoleezza Rice on the Internet? Type in "2*#7423". That is if you have a copy of a prototype program from Microsoft Research currently named The Wild Thing. The application, for cell phones and handhelds, essentially lets consumers conduct queries with abbreviations and truncated spellings of words, said its developer Bo Thiesson.