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Could Morse Code see a resurgence.. among the Twitter Generation?
Bill Ripley 
sent this story along to the NM-Arts mailing list. It's about a new text messaging device that uses... Morse Code. Here's an excerpt..
Twittering text-aholics will soon have a new plaything: Toshiba has teamed up with American microprocessor giant Intel to produce Clique, a handheld, thumb-operated device that uses only three keys.
The name ‘Clique’ announces its aspirations as a social-networking tool. The Japanese trade name, ‘Kurikku,’ is itself a Japanese form of the English, ‘click.’
Introduced in Japan at the 2008 Microprocessor Forum Japan (MPF Japan) ‘Clique’ is the size and shape of a lollipop or a disconnected, miniature joystick.
Perhaps the most startling features of ‘Clique’ are its uni-directional text stream and its reliance on an old-fashioned technology: Morse code. ‘Clique’ users can only text out. Responses are collected by the user’s designated electronic mail account......
Earlier attempts to create a Morse-based device were stymied by the variable length of the Morse characters, which made it hard to adapt to automated circuits. Toshiba’s solution is the three keys: one for the ‘dot,’ one for the ‘dash,’ and a third that acts as a space-bar between letters –- two ‘clicks’ between words.
Reception in Japan was typically fast and furious as early adapters added ‘Clique’ to their armory of hand-held devices. Suzuki says, “‘Clique’ offers a silent and discreet texting option that is suited to today’s 24-hour-a-day lifestyle. With ‘Clique’ our customers can be in constant communication, in the boardroom, in the theatre, and in the classroom – without distracting or inconveniencing others.”
sent this story along to the NM-Arts mailing list. It's about a new text messaging device that uses... Morse Code. Here's an excerpt..
Twittering text-aholics will soon have a new plaything: Toshiba has teamed up with American microprocessor giant Intel to produce Clique, a handheld, thumb-operated device that uses only three keys.
The name ‘Clique’ announces its aspirations as a social-networking tool. The Japanese trade name, ‘Kurikku,’ is itself a Japanese form of the English, ‘click.’
Introduced in Japan at the 2008 Microprocessor Forum Japan (MPF Japan) ‘Clique’ is the size and shape of a lollipop or a disconnected, miniature joystick.
Perhaps the most startling features of ‘Clique’ are its uni-directional text stream and its reliance on an old-fashioned technology: Morse code. ‘Clique’ users can only text out. Responses are collected by the user’s designated electronic mail account......
Earlier attempts to create a Morse-based device were stymied by the variable length of the Morse characters, which made it hard to adapt to automated circuits. Toshiba’s solution is the three keys: one for the ‘dot,’ one for the ‘dash,’ and a third that acts as a space-bar between letters –- two ‘clicks’ between words.
Reception in Japan was typically fast and furious as early adapters added ‘Clique’ to their armory of hand-held devices. Suzuki says, “‘Clique’ offers a silent and discreet texting option that is suited to today’s 24-hour-a-day lifestyle. With ‘Clique’ our customers can be in constant communication, in the boardroom, in the theatre, and in the classroom – without distracting or inconveniencing others.”
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