Nuance Communications has announced an enhanced version of Nuance T9 Write, the Company’s innovative handwriting technology for touch screen and pen-based devices that feature multi-touch gesture and on-top writing capabilities. Nuance T9 Write blends handwriting input with Nuance XT9 predictive text technology to enhance the recognition of naturally shaped letters, numbers, symbols and punctuation in more than 40 languages – predicting words as you write them.
Driven by consumer adoption, breakthrough touch screen devices are entering the mobile ecosystem weekly and there is a clear market demand for multi-modal input technology that allows users to choose the input method that’s best for them, whether it’s touch, handwriting, texting or speaking particularly on pen-based touch screen devices. With Nuance T9 Write, users can quickly enter text in the most natural way by simply writing out words and symbols directly on–screen. Nuance T9 Write learns each user’s preferred vocabulary and even adds new words based on user communication patterns.
The latest version of Nuance T9 Write also takes handwriting recognition to the next level by enabling multi-touch gestures. With multi-touch gestures, users don’t even need a stylus – they simply use their finger to write words, symbols and numbers, and easily edit text. Nuance T9 Write allows users to pre-set the multi-touch gestures that work best for them, creating a completely customized experience. Users can even switch between writing and traditional keyboard input with just a simple screen tap.
“The text input landscape has changed significantly over the last few years with the advent of touch screen devices, Nuance continuously innovates to give manufacturers and their consumers the best possible user experience,” said Michael Thompson, Senior Vice President and general manager, Nuance Mobile. “With Nuance T9 Write, users get the best of both worlds – the predictive input they’ve come to rely on, coupled with the ability to write on their device and instantly see words and phrases.”
