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A couple of things with their video:

1) The keyboard (layout) was not invented for the computer, but for the typewriter;

2) Their whole premise seems to be based on 'gestures that mimic handwriting', well why don't they just have gestures that are like handwritten characters?

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Gestures that are like handwritten characters are harder to deal with on the software side and slower to use on the human side. Handwriting recognition has been around for a long time. I don't know how this will compare speed-wise, but it's definitely simpler.

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