Researchers at Aalto University in Finland looked at how people moved their fingers while typing by using a motion-capture system with 12 high-speed infrared cameras. They found that the number of ...

HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 9 (UPI) --Handwriting is rarely taught in schools. Typing instruction, on the other hand, is now routine. And while proper form may be helpful for those just starting out, new ...

Typing rarely announces itself, yet it shadows almost everything you do on a screen. It shows up during rushed replies, careful edits, and moments when ideas race ahead of your fingers. Most habits ...

It looks like people are getting pretty good at typing on their phones. A new study claims that typing speeds are now nearly as fast on phones as on traditional computer keyboards. The researchers had ...

The largest experiment to date on mobile typing sheds new light on average performance of touchscreen typing and factors impacting the text input speed. Researchers analyzed the typing speed of tens ...

Get those index fingers off your screen. By Heather Murphy For many of us, our approach to typing on a smartphone is something we stumble upon. Unlike composing words on a typewriter or computer ...

Typing on a touch screen is a very different experience. My dad, who types with remarkable sluggishness on a keyboard, can easily boost his typing skills by switching to his iPad. Because the ...

The other day, I popped my head in my son's room to ask him a question. He was on his computer, furiously pounding away at the keys. “What are you doing?” I asked. He could hardly respond; he was in ...

Brain-controlled prostheses sample a few hundred neurons to estimate motor commands that involve millions of neurons. Sampling errors can reduce the precision and speed of thought-controlled keypads.

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The research also finds that 10-19-year-olds can type about 10 words per minute faster than can people in their 40s. The participants ...