March 23, 2004
Mobile Phone with Fastap Keypad
LG Electronics has just released the first mobile phone integrating a Fastap keyboard.
Based on a CDMA 800/1900 MHz LG-5450 handset, the new phone integrates a miniature alphabetic keyboard wedged in between the regular numeric keypad.
The company claims that the Fastap keypad allows a more user-friendly approach to keyboard input for communication via email and short-message-service (SMS). Additional capabilities include a VGA camera.
Canadian carrier Telus Mobility is expected to be the first to offer service for the Fastap-enabled handset.
Digit Wireless are the inventors of the Fastap keyboard. The Massachusetts-based firm is a technology innovation and licensing company and plans to license further technology to mobile device manufacturers.
Digit Wireless recently received a second-round financing of $3.3M from Qualcomm and Telus Ventures.
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