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April 2012 (vol. 45 no. 4)
pp. 21-24
Albrecht Schmidt, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Elizabeth Churchill, Yahoo Research
Command-line and graphical interfaces controlled by a keyboard and mouse may still be the dominant form of interaction with digital content in the workplace, but consumers are seeking easier-to-use and more intuitive ways to explore the world of online communications and information access. The featured Web extra is a video of guest editor Albrecht Schmidt discussing the evolution of recent technology that allows users to novel ways to explore online communication and keyboard access.

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Index Terms:
human-computer interaction, user interfaces
Citation:
Albrecht Schmidt, Elizabeth Churchill, "Interaction Beyond the Keyboard," Computer, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 21-24, April 2012, doi:10.1109/MC.2012.137
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