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Dextr Wants to Revolutionize Mobile Keyboards by Alphabetizing Them

The QWERTY keyboard layout debuted on the typewriter in 1873 and has been the standard for typing since that time.  This wide adoption was mostly due to the popularity of the Remington model of typewriter that used the design.  Due to the popularity of the QWERTY layout, personal computers also adopted it early on in the development of the technology.  Most have never questioned it due to the similarities between word processing on a computer and typing on a typewriter.  However, once the QWERTY keyboard became a standard for touch screen mobile devices, some disadvantages became apparent.  The confusing layout lost the advantages it had on tactile systems when transferred to the confined space on a mobile phone screen.  Since most users were only using their thumbs or a few fingers to type, the QWERTY keyboard was no longer optimal.  That’s why cool product Dextr wants to challenge the QWERTY keyboard standard on mobile devices and replace it with an alphabetical layout. Anyone who wants to try Dextr’s new style of mobile keyboard but has trouble setting it up on their phone can ask a mobile tech support professional to help them install this cool product.

Dextr positions itself as a layout for the “mobile first” or “mobile only” generation.  The company’s thesis is that there is a group of people growing up who interact with computing and word processing mostly through mobile devices.  The QWERTY keyboard does not benefit this mobile only group.  This generation do not have any special attachment to the QWERTY keyboard, so a new layout will not confuse them.  Dextr does not target well-worn computer users such as office workers or computer repair professionals.  Instead, Dextr wants to change what it believes is a backwards standard by offering an alternative to a new generation of technology consumers.

Beyond simply putting letters in alphabetical order, Dextr makes several other important design decisions to distinguish itself.  Letters are further apart than on a normal keyboard, which makes typos less likely.  The Dextr keyboard arranges all vowels in a single line to make them easier to find since people use them more often than most other letters.  Dextr claims that its radical design changes lead to faster texting and typing on mobile.  Time will tell if consumers agree.

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