Abstract
The use of smartwatches is increasing exponentially as a consumer interest. Currently, smartwatches offer the ability to read text messages, notifications, and email once they are synchronized with a smartphone. Text input, however, is limited to voice or predefined response phrases and no input keyboard is typically provided. A general consensus is that the interface of a smartwatch may be too small to implement a QWERTY keyboard. This study examined user performance and acceptance with two commercially available QWERTY keyboards, Swype and Fleksy, on a smartwatch. Contrary to the suspicion about the small screen of a smartwatch for text input, results indicate users can type accurately at speeds averaging 20-30 words per minute after brief practice, which is comparable to the typing speed of novice smartphone users.
| Original language | American English |
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| State | Published - Aug 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI 2015) - Los Angeles, CA Duration: Aug 1 2015 → … |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI 2015) |
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| Period | 8/1/15 → … |
Keywords
- smartwatch
- text input
- Fleksy
- Swype
- touch
- wearable
Disciplines
- Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces