The company behind Shapewriter says it has evidence this can be significantly faster than even
a conventional touch keyboard — although at first glance, the shapes you draw even for relatively simple words seem elaborate.
The most exciting application is to add gesture recognition interaction to consumer electronics devices (laptops, tablets, and smartphones), which will not only reduce the weight and thickness of the device, but it will also make
conventional input devices such as mouse,
keyboards, and even
touch - screens redundant.