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Whether or not you\u2019ve gotten your hands on the BlackBerry Z10, you\u2019ve no doubt seen the video of Vivek showing off the predictive keyboard feature<\/a> of the device. When I showed a few friends how it worked, they were impressed by its functionality. I do have one friend who\u2019s both tech-savvy and sometimes hard to impress, and he challenged my demonstration by saying, \u201cMost people expect typos in texts; I don\u2019t see how that can help me\u201d. Challenge accepted.<\/p>\n I explained a scenario to him in which he and I were going to meet at a coffee shop, and I have a smartphone without predictive text. While I\u2019m walking to meet him, I remember I need something from the grocery store and begin to text him that I\u2019ll be late. In my hurry, I accidentally type: \u201cQuick stop to shop, I\u2019ll be latte\u201d. Confused, he orders me a latte and assumes I\u2019ll still be on time. I end up with a cold latte and an upset friend who thinks I\u2019ve ditched him.<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s consider this scenario with a predictive keyboard on the BlackBerry Z10<\/a>. As soon as I begin to type the letters \u201cL-A-T\u201c I see the word \u201clate\u201d appear within the keyboard. A quick swipe, and the word \u201clate\u201d is populated into the text. No angry friend, no cold latte.<\/p>\n
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