<s>
MessagEase	B-Device
is	O
an	O
input	B-General_Concept
method	I-General_Concept
and	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
for	O
touchscreen	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
layout	O
is	O
67%	O
more	O
efficient	O
than	O
a	O
standard	O
QWERTY	O
software	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
and	O
31%	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
multi-tap	O
keyboard	O
,	O
when	O
typing	O
is	O
modeled	O
with	O
Fitt	B-General_Concept
's	I-General_Concept
law	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
MessagEase	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
Palm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
originally	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
T9	B-General_Concept
predictive	O
input	B-General_Concept
method	I-General_Concept
,	O
on	O
a	O
12-button	O
phone	O
,	O
with	O
9	O
number	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
first	O
iteration	O
,	O
because	O
many	O
letters	O
required	O
two	O
presses	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
significantly	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
Multi-tap	O
input	B-General_Concept
method	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
MessagEase	B-Device
is	O
now	O
exclusively	O
for	O
touch	O
screens	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
has	O
physical	O
12-button	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
