Comments on: Handwriting Recognition Coming to iPhone? http://cybernetnews.com/handwriting-recognition-coming-to-iphone/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ashleyhttp://cybernetnews.com/handwriting-recognition-coming-to-iphone/#comment-134776 Ashley Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:15:34 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11813#comment-134776 You're right, Microsoft has had it perfected for quite a while now. I remember how well the handwriting recognition worked about 7-8 years ago when I bought my first Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC! You’re right, Microsoft has had it perfected for quite a while now. I remember how well the handwriting recognition worked about 7-8 years ago when I bought my first Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC!

]]> By: Ian Cammaratahttp://cybernetnews.com/handwriting-recognition-coming-to-iphone/#comment-134376 Ian Cammarata Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:55:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11813#comment-134376 I doubt it would involve taking pictures of hand written notes, as that would be OCR, not handwriting recognition, they're completely different. As Microsoft has shown, hand writing recognition is far more simple than OCR. And if Apple really is going to start implementing hand writing recognition, they have to play a huge game of catch up, because MS has had it perfected for at least 9 years now. I doubt it would involve taking pictures of hand written notes, as that would be OCR, not handwriting recognition, they’re completely different. As Microsoft has shown, hand writing recognition is far more simple than OCR. And if Apple really is going to start implementing hand writing recognition, they have to play a huge game of catch up, because MS has had it perfected for at least 9 years now.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/handwriting-recognition-coming-to-iphone/#comment-134256 Ryan Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:23:23 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11813#comment-134256 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-134171" rel="nofollow">leland wrote:</a><blockquote>Could they be aiming to make Tablet style laptops like Microsoft pushed for the last few years but never took off? Just because it’s for OS X does not necessarily mean it’s for the iPhone.</blockquote></div> Ashley actually underlined the last part of the job description that says they want to take it "beyond Mac OS X to other applications and the iPhone." So they are definitely targeting the iPhone, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were working on a tablet either. leland wrote:
Could they be aiming to make Tablet style laptops like Microsoft pushed for the last few years but never took off? Just because it’s for OS X does not necessarily mean it’s for the iPhone.

Ashley actually underlined the last part of the job description that says they want to take it “beyond Mac OS X to other applications and the iPhone.” So they are definitely targeting the iPhone, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they were working on a tablet either.

]]> By: lelandhttp://cybernetnews.com/handwriting-recognition-coming-to-iphone/#comment-134171 leland Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:25:07 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11813#comment-134171 Could they be aiming to make Tablet style laptops like Microsoft pushed for the last few years but never took off? Just because it's for OS X does not necessarily mean it's for the iPhone. Could they be aiming to make Tablet style laptops like Microsoft pushed for the last few years but never took off? Just because it’s for OS X does not necessarily mean it’s for the iPhone.

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