Padissimo breathing new life into UIQ's front end?

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UIQ stawarts CellPhoneSoft have released Padissimo, claiming to "bring novel and unique features". Padissimo "enhances navigation by providing two extra directional pads: one on the screen, and one on the keyboard". These new ways of moving around the screen can be used in any application apparently. More info and links below.

Padissimo"Padissimo works in lists, menus and other scrollable displays. The appearance of the screen-pad is fully customizable, including colors and transparency. Various pad types can be selected, including animated GIF images as background. Both pads are accessed by configurable hot-keys."

Additional information:
Product: Padissimo UIQ3 1.00
Compatibility: all UIQ 3.x phones
Announcement page: http://cellphonesoft.com
Product page: http://cellphonesoft.com/produ3/pa/pa.php
Documentation: see links on product page
Availability: http://shop.cellphonesoft.com and resellers

Major features:

  • Enhanced navigation of the phone using virtual directional pads.
  • Provides alternative ways of moving around any application.
  • Includes a screen-pad and a separate key-pad.
  • Independent activation of the two pads by hot-keys.
  • Gesture control for convenient scrolling in lists using finger.
  • Fully customizable appearance, including transparency.
  • Support for displaying animated GIF images as background.