Dasher Mobile vs Cobalt Link+

Dasher is a zooming interface. You point where you want to go, and the display zooms in wherever you point. The world into which you are zooming is painted with letters, so that any point you zoom in on corresponds to a piece of text. The more you zoom in, the longer the piece of text you have written. You choose what you write by choosing where to zoom. To make the interface efficient, we use the predictions of a language model to determine how much of the world is devoted to each piece of text. Probable pieces of text are given more space, so they are quick and easy to select. Improbable pieces of text (for example, text with spelling mistakes) are given less space, so they are harder to write. The language model learns all the time: if you use a novel word once, it is easier to write next time. A big advantage of Dasher over other predictive text-entry interfaces that offer word-completions to the user is that it is mode-free: the user does not need to switch from a writing mode to an "accept-model-predictions" mode. Another advantage is that it is easy to train the model on any writing style: simply load up an example file, then write away! More information can be found here: http://www.inference.org.uk/dasher/ Note that this is a port of the original Dasher for iPhone which no longer runs on iOS 11. This port has been funded by donations to the Ace Centre. To support this, ask for feature requests and help fund future development please see https://acecentre.org.uk/project/dasher-for-ios/

Cobalt Link+ is a flexible, cross-platform screen sharing and remote control solution. This application enables the remote control of your iPhone or iPad from a compatible display running Cobalt Link+ viewer software. This makes it possible to use apps and other features on the device in a dedicated setting, for example via a vehicle's touch screen whilst parked, or on the move. This may include in-car navigation apps, music streaming, making or receiving phone calls, and even playing video games when in a safe location. Communication between the display device and the mobile device may be conducted either wirelessly or via USB cable. Simply pairing them over Bluetooth is usually the first stage, or plugging a compatible cable from the display into your devices charging port. You can then access all your favourite apps in a safe, convenient and enjoyable way!