On a newer android phone with the right virtual keyboard, you can just slide the tip of your index finger from letter to letter, and it guesses what you want to type.
Some keyboards are better than others… I like “Swype”….You can download several to try.
It’s much faster than tapping out letters…and instead of those mini thumbs, large or clumsy fingers can just use a stylus.
I even have knit gloves with special fingertips that will work touch screens … and they came from the dollar store.
The phone accessory I like is the one with an ear piece several inches away from the mouthpiece – so you can have a somewhat private conversation – attached by a curly cord to the device that sits on a table or phone stand.
I have an Android, best slide typing keyboard ever… my wife has an iPhone 5, it is a POS, no matter which letter I think I am pressing, it always gets the one next to it… It is like using a blackberry.
Some years ago I was one of two people in the DVD/CD aisle at a store and she asked, “Which of these do I need?” I answered that it depended on what she wanted to do. She looked at me like I was nuts with a “Who asked you?” look.
I thought, “You did, Lady.”
A few moments later she asked another question and I thought, “Okay…” and answered it too.
Same look, more intense. I was expecting her to go anti-postal.
Then I noticed she had a cell phone in her hand and a cord running up to her ear.
As long as dumb phones are available I’ll have one. If texting is involved, I don’t do it. I don’t want to fall into an open manhole and make the evening news.
Mark, even with those tiny thumbs I’d be in trouble. But I see the younger set managing quite well and very rapidly. Cute cartoon. Thanks. You are one of my daily ‘must reads’.
My wide thumbs are hitting the wrong keys all the time. Autocorrect usually helps me out. other times, yikes! Talking my texts in public places still seems rude and weird to me.
jsab0 almost 11 years ago
I give that invention two thumbs up!
blunebottle almost 11 years ago
My hands shake too much to operate small buttons on phones, especially touch screens.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
Digits for igits.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Cute, but a bit out of date.
On a newer android phone with the right virtual keyboard, you can just slide the tip of your index finger from letter to letter, and it guesses what you want to type.
Some keyboards are better than others… I like “Swype”….You can download several to try.
It’s much faster than tapping out letters…and instead of those mini thumbs, large or clumsy fingers can just use a stylus.
I even have knit gloves with special fingertips that will work touch screens … and they came from the dollar store.
Toonerific almost 11 years ago
The little person called – they’d like their thumbs back!
jreckard almost 11 years ago
The phone accessory I like is the one with an ear piece several inches away from the mouthpiece – so you can have a somewhat private conversation – attached by a curly cord to the device that sits on a table or phone stand.
jimcos almost 11 years ago
With the advances in voice recognition lately, keyboards are going into the “quaint” category soon.
leester39 Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I have an Android, best slide typing keyboard ever… my wife has an iPhone 5, it is a POS, no matter which letter I think I am pressing, it always gets the one next to it… It is like using a blackberry.
Marv Walker almost 11 years ago
Some years ago I was one of two people in the DVD/CD aisle at a store and she asked, “Which of these do I need?” I answered that it depended on what she wanted to do. She looked at me like I was nuts with a “Who asked you?” look.
I thought, “You did, Lady.”
A few moments later she asked another question and I thought, “Okay…” and answered it too.
Same look, more intense. I was expecting her to go anti-postal.
Then I noticed she had a cell phone in her hand and a cord running up to her ear.
As long as dumb phones are available I’ll have one. If texting is involved, I don’t do it. I don’t want to fall into an open manhole and make the evening news.
Mark Parisi creator almost 11 years ago
Susan, I guess you’re right. Tiny thumbs strapped to your real thumbs is not practical at all. Duly noted.
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Mark, even with those tiny thumbs I’d be in trouble. But I see the younger set managing quite well and very rapidly. Cute cartoon. Thanks. You are one of my daily ‘must reads’.
Mark Parisi creator almost 11 years ago
My wide thumbs are hitting the wrong keys all the time. Autocorrect usually helps me out. other times, yikes! Talking my texts in public places still seems rude and weird to me.
Mark Parisi creator almost 11 years ago
Now what am I going to do with the cases of tiny thumbs I have in my studio?
Mark Parisi creator almost 11 years ago
No, but I see where you’re going. A little paint and I have novelty stocking stuffers for gardeners.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago
But if you have too many, you can sell them to Gocomics users so we have a way to put thumbs up on comics.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago
They’re also good to have around for when you want a little thumb thing to eat.
But be careful not to keep too many… I was warned the other day to watch out for the thumb tax.
jreckard almost 11 years ago
In an update to Hans Christian Anderson’s story, the heroine is a doubter of global warming. It’s called Thumbelnina.