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Spb Software House Releases Full Screen Keyboard 2.0

July 15th, 2003 - Spb Software House announces the release of Spb Full Screen Keyboard 2.0, a powerful way to enter text quickly and easily on your Pocket PC. Full Screen Keyboard 2.0 adds several new features to this already innovative product that further enhances its effectiveness.

One of the challenges that Pocket PC users face daily is effective data entry. Speech to text is still a far-off reality, and while folding keyboards are effective, it's another expensive and cumbersome tool that needs to be carried around. There are various specialized input methods designed for the Pocket PC, but they require training and practice. Spb Full Screen Keyboard bridges the gap by providing a fast, easy to use input method based on the QWERTY keyboard everyone already knows how to use. There's zero training required, which means users can be productive immediately.

CNET's Roget Hibbert had this to say about the previous version of the product: "If you'd prefer not to learn a new keyboard layout, Spb Full Screen Keyboard may be the best bet. The application does what its name implies, covering the whole screen of your Pocket PC and letting you type with your thumbs, rather than a character at a time with your stylus."

Two of the most significant enhancements with version 2.0 are the inclusion of a new input method, and word completion. The new input method is deceptively simple: the normal Pocket PC keyboard was duplicated, with the exception of one seldom-used key. This key was replaced with the Full Screen Keyboard icon, allowing for immediate, one-tap switching between the normal keyboard (which is useful for entering a few words), and Full Screen Keyboard (useful for entering large amounts of text). Word completion has been added, which further reduces the number of key presses needed to complete a given word. The built-in dictionary contains 8000 words and is localized to main languages, and unlike the word completion built-in to the Pocket PC, when a word is added to the Spb Full Screen Keyboard custom dictionary, it remains there, even after a soft reset. Over time, this will make word completion even more useful, especially for technical terms in the medical and professional field! s.

Further enhancements include sound profiles, which allow the users to configure the sound effects generated. Want your Pocket PC to sound like an old typewriter when using Full Screen Keyboard? Now you can! Another feature added to enhance user enjoyment is the all-new skin collection. Eight new, high-quality skins are available for download off the Spb Software House site, along with twelve language-specific skins. New skins are easy to create ?customers can download a PhotoShop template file and create their own custom skins within minutes. This allows customers to customize Full Screen Keyboard to their liking, and enterprise customers to extend their brand.

About Spb Software House
Spb Software House is a software development company, specializing mainly in Pocket PC software. Founded in 1999, the company offers advanced software solutions for use in a wide range of scenarios.

Further Information and Downloads
Further information regarding Full Screen Keyboard 2.0 can be found here, along with a 15-day trial version:

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/fsk/index.html