How writing evolved into Nydeum Sense
If you know how to write (you can write, right?) and have interacted with some form of technology at any point in your life, keep reading.
Nydeum has combined these two elements into an invention you have never seen before.
Join the revolution as we embark on this journey together.
What make smart TVs smart? Are we being fooled? Don’t even get me started on the remote controls that we’re supposed to use as input devices.
Regardless of your lifestyle or occupation, whether you are computer illiterate or a programmer, a student or a teacher, a doctor or a lawyer, a CEO or a temp, this blog is for you.
We’re guessing you have a computer. You’re probably using it right now. The latest iMac or a Chinese knock-off, a small notebook or a 30” desktop, or you’re browsing on a smart TV a smart TV. Regardless of what it is, you have most likely been in a position where you felt uncomfortable using the device and would have preferred something more convenient. You’re most likely slouching over a table right now, using both hands to type and scroll. Or maybe you’re reading this on your smartphone, and wouldn’t even consider commenting because it would take too long. We asked ourselves: why is this the norm? It doesn’t have to be.
Imagine you’re relaxing on the couch and watching favorite videos on YouTube or effortlessly surfing the web on your smart TV. If you can’t picture it, it’s because you’ve never been able to do it before. The remote controls make you choose each individual letter on the screen when typing something, which can be frustrating. Quite the opposite of relaxing.
But say a genie appears and says “I’m the genie of input system optimization and I will grant you three wishes to create the perfect device!” You might ask for something that fits in one hand, works as efficiently as a table mouse, and lets you input text as quickly as a keyboard.
With Nydeum Sense, all three of your wishes will be granted with just one small device. So the next time the genie appears, just ask for Nydeum Sense and you’ll have two extra wishes.
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You may be thinking: I already have an air mouse and it’s mediocre at best. We know.
Do you have one that provides the same experience as your $3 table mouse? Probably not.
In defense of air mouse manufacturers, modelling the friction between the table and the mouse is not an easy task. But it’s not impossible, which raises the question: Has anyone ever succeeded in doing so?
Hint: We have, and we can’t wait to share the final product with you.
So sure, we made an air mouse that works as well as a table mouse. Big deal. We wouldn’t be talking about transforming communication with digital devices if that was all we had to offer.
We created something that is going to turn the entire world of computers, smart TVs, smartphones and smartwatches upside down.
If you keep reading, one thing is for sure: you’re going to read about tech innovations that are capable of inducing a paradigm shift in the highly concentrated IT industry.
Let’s begin!
A brief history of writing
Not to sound too scientific, but…
Writing is an expression of thoughts with symbols. You probably know that. But do you truly understand what it means?
I scribble a variation of lines to form letters and numbers, which help you understand what I want to tell you. This is all perfectly normal now, but the inventors of writing had a long way to go.
In order to truly understand each other, humans had to create and agree upon universal symbols and characters. You and I are meant to interpret them the same way as anyone else. Letters make words and communication can begin. Simple, right? Sure, that’s because you’re used to it.
This blog is an introduction to a brand new system that is just as simple and intuitive.
Let’s travel back in time to the beginning of letter formation…
In the late Stone Age, somewhere between 30 000 – 10 000 B.C., the first cave paintings were drawn. Smartphones and Facebook didn’t exist yet, but emoji were alive and well.
Source: http://www.touropia.com/prehistoric-cave-paintings/
Why did our ancestors start drawing these symbols? We can only guess, but perhaps there were mystical forces at play, or they wanted to give each other hunting tips, or simply capture a specific moment. Remember, this was a time before any known religions appeared.
Our prehistoric friends usually drew animals and other hunting related pictures on the walls of their caves. Soon, more abstract parietal art was created.
After several years the drawings became symbols, which contained the first elements of writing. These led to the birth of letters, which later became entire alphabets.
Writing requires a set of tools: something to write on, and something to write with. Like what?
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- Cave paintings: Ideograms – on cave walls or bones with stones, fingers and pieces of wood
- Mesopotamia, Sumerians: Cuneiform script – on clay tablets with a wedge-shaped stylus made of wood or reed
- Egypt: Hieroglyphics – sounds, concepts and objects now have individual symbols marked with a 24 letter alphabet on stones and papyrus scrolls.
It’s probably been awhile since your last history class so let’s jog your memory – this is all useful knowledge, anyway.
Around 1100 B.C. an entirely new type of alphabet came to life: the phonetic alphabet.
Okay, so? What makes this so important?
Because, dear reader, this piece of information will help you make sense of what I am about to reveal.
The phonetic alphabet quickly caught on and was spread overseas by our Phoenician friends, traders back in the day.
It was special because each symbol (e.g. letter) represented just one sound. Its significance lie in the fact that it could be used to easily transcribe any form of speech or text.
We can safely say that the 22 letters of the Phoenician alphabet are the ancestors of all Western alphabets. This includes Latin, Hebrew, Greek and Slavic alphabets as well.
A big contributor to the popularity of this alphabet was that it was allowed to spread freely across Western civilizations, while writing was exclusive to a small part of society in Mesopotamia or Egypt.
Source: http://www.afrostyly.com/english/afro/news/metu_neter_alphabet.htm
Merely 600 years later, we were left with Latin letters.
At the end of Vii. Century B.C., the Romans adapted the phonetic alphabet from the Greeks.
Literacy was a required skill for public officials in the Roman Republic, and citizens had to learn to write if they wanted to get anything done.
The Greek alphabet had the largest influence on the Roman writing system. Soon enough letters formed between two parallel lines became the standard resulting in a total of 24 letters. The Latin alphabet.
Alright. Class dismissed.
Sure, who doesn’t love a history lecture, but I believe I owe you an explanation. There is something you should know.
Nydeum is determined to challenge and transform traditional input systems.
Specifically electronic input devices. Like mice and keyboards.
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We understood that in order to continuously express our thoughts without speaking, we would need two things:
- We have to be familiar with specific symbols, or an alphabet – something easy to remember.
- We have to be able to write them down on something – paper, a keyboard, a tablet, a smartphone etc.
Lucky for us, a man named Henry Mill patented the idea for a so-called writing machine long before any of us existed. Even though he was not the one to actually build it, he was a true pioneer in technology and paved the way for the typewriter and today’s modern peripherals.
In his time, the goal was to provide assistance to the blind with some kind of writing contraption, but they did not plan for the entire motorization of writing.
In 1779 the Habsburg princess Maria Theresa hired the famous Hungarian inventor Wolfgang von Kempelen to teach her blind lady-in-waiting how to read. There was no Siri or Alexa in those days.
He cut out letters from cardboard and glued them to a board. People who are visually impaired often have an outstanding sense of touch. Thus, Maria was able to read by feeling the letters with her fingers.
Nydeum has implemented the sense of touch in its new writing system.
Kempelen didn’t stop at teaching a grateful Maria Paradis to read. He began making tin letters, which he placed on a bar in order to make words. He pressed the letters in ink soaked cotton and then onto paper.
After the invention of this simple typewriter, there was no stopping the development of machines and electronic input devices. Nydeum’s goal is to continue this development with new inventions.
The fully developed typewriter was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes and his colleagues.
This was the text of their patent:
“A mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing in characters similar to those produced by printer’s type by means of keyboard-operated types striking a ribbon to transfer ink or carbon impressions onto the paper.” (Source: http://www.google.com/patents/US79265)
This patent provided the basis for the very first commercially available typewriter, the Remington Model 1.
Ever since the typewriter, there has been continuous innovation in peripheral systems with the keyboard and mouse for the personal computer and the most recent touchscreen.
Nydeum plans to contribute to this development with a brand invention we call Nydeum Sense. We will launch a Kickstarter campaign on May 17th, giving you the opportunity to participate in this revolution. Don’t miss out on the Early Bird rewards, be one of the first to try Nydeum Sense!
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We are working on bringing the Nydeum writing system to you and your many devices (laptop, PC, smart TV, smartwatch, smartphone, hybrid tablet etc.). The writing system will be discussed in detail in upcoming blog posts.
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