Nuance's T9 Trace and XT9 Bring Flexibility to HTC Flyer

HTC's Latest Android Tablet Integrates Nuance's Continuous Touch and Predictive Text Technology, Letting Consumers Choose Whether they Trace or Tap to Compose Messages

March 23, 2011 — Nuance Communications, Inc. this week announced that its T9 Trace and XT9 predictive input capabilities will be fully integrated on the new Android-based HTC Flyer tablet's virtual keypad, providing consumers more control over how they input text to stay connected. Introduced at the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the HTC Flyer will be the first HTC tablet to feature the Company's innovative Sense user interface.

Nuance's T9 Trace brings the popular continuous touch input to the HTC Flyer, enabling users to input text by easily gliding their finger from one letter to the next, making it even faster and easier to update their Facebook status, send emails or text messages, or even edit documents. Combined with Nuance's pervasive XT9 predictive text technology, users are able to seamlessly switch back and forth between tracing and tapping, while experiencing the full benefits of automatic correction via XT9's SloppyType ™, word prediction, automatic punctuation and more. With T9 Trace and XT9's support for more than 80 languages and dialects worldwide, HTC can deliver a compelling multi-touch keypad capabilities in more regions around the globe.

"The HTC Flyer sets itself apart from other tablets on the market by delivering a compelling, innovative user experience that bridges the gap between consumer connectivity and productivity –that’s why we’ve chosen to integrate Nuance's trusted continuous touch and predictive input capabilities," said HTC.

"Every player in the global mobile ecosystem is racing to deliver innovations for tablets that cater to the dynamic needs of today's mobile consumer," said Michael Thompson, senior vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile. "Nuance’s full predictive input portfolio is designed to do just that: deliver innovation, while customizing and differentiating the user experience across an array of mobile devices."

Availability

The HTC Flyer tablet is slated to ship in June 2011. For more details, please visit www.htc.com.

T9 Trace, T9 Write and XT9 are a part of Nuance's pervasive and broad voice and predictive input portfolio that are changing the dynamics of how consumers engage mobile devices, consumer electronics and automobiles. To learn more, visit www.nuance.com/for-business/by-industry/mobile-oems/index.htm.

SOURCE Nuance Communications, Inc.