“Apple has quietly included handwriting recognition for Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) into the latest iPhone Firmware 2.0 beta. When you select Chinese input, you are given the option to use handwriting recognition allowing you to draw characters on the screen with your finger. As you write the character, four possibilities appear on the right side of the screen,” Arnold Kim reports for Mac Rumors.
“There is no support for English at this time,” Kim reports.
Full article, with screenshots and link to more, here.
hope they add Japanese support.
“One finger would do.”
Yeah, but four is a party.
but the iPhone is not released in China….
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@ Predrag: “as for the contributions in Arabic, Chinese and Russian, it would have been much more meaningful if you had written something related to the text here, rather than copy/pasting news…”
LMAO!!!! I love teh intarwebs and the *really* smart people that pop up on it every now and then.
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ouga ouga ouga chaka…
Wandering Songstress
[Lust Caution – Tang Wei]
天涯呀海角
觅呀觅知音
小妹妹唱歌
郎奏琴
郎呀咱们俩是一条心
爱呀爱呀郎呀
咱们俩是一条心
家山呀北望
泪呀泪沾襟
小妹妹想郎
直到今
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爱呀爱呀郎呀
患难之交恩爱深
(instrumental)
人生呀
谁不惜呀惜青春
小妹妹似线郎似针
郎呀穿在一起不离分
爱呀爱呀郎呀
穿在一起不离分
Tugged at my heartstrings, that one… and they didn’t sub it.
So looking forward to Japanese handwriting recognition.
I know this is pretty well known, but..
Actually writing chinese characters with your finger is NOT efficient. Nokia has already devised a great way (read: looooooong ago) which millions of Chinese use every day.. it is based on the 5 strokes and the correct stroke order.
The above is just goofy.