As reported in a New Scientist “special report”, the British company Co-operwrite has created a rocker switch mechanism called nScribe for entering text into a handheld device. You manipulate one rocking button in the shapes of the letters you want while the vertical and horizontal strokes are shown on the screen. It sounds somewhat like using a gamepad to simulate stylus strokes (of box letters). They claim it is faster, cheaper and more intuitive. Manufacturers can eliminate the cost of a touchscreen and users don’t need to peck at tiny keys or train in handwriting recognition. The big advantage I see is the ability to do input with one hand, just like how you can dial your cell phone with one hand. Perhaps this will create even more dangerous drivers on the road. Augh!