Could you learn a new keyboard for your smartphone?

One of the biggest complaints about using smartphones is that the keyboard is restricting and you can’t use both hands as you would on a traditional keyboard. It slows you down and lowers your ability to operate your smartphone as a computer (which it is completely capable of).

That said, would you be able to learn a new keyboard that uses one finger and acts more like handwriting? Free Android app 8pen has patented such an option.

Our initial impression was that 8pen looked complicated and difficult, but a growing army of people that swear it has changed their smartphone use can’t be ignored.

8pen is currently available on Android (click here to download) and can really only be explained through video demonstration:

Would you use 8pen? We’re still nervous, but considering giving it a try if it means full computing in the field.