KeyPoint Technologies intros emoticon, image prediction keyboard app

NEW DELHI, INDIA: KeyPoint Technologies, an user interface technology solution provider has introduced Wink It, an emoticon and image prediction keyboard for smartphone users.

Wink It predicts emoticons as users start typing the words and suggests multiple output options. It will be available in Android platforms like Google Playstore, said a press release.

New feature allows smartphone users to select from a variety of real-time, relevant icons and images to help create texts that are more expressive and fun, it added.

Sumit Goswami, CEO, KeyPoint Technologies said, "Image prediction is the future of instant messaging and will answer users' requirements. We are confident that our new Wink It keyboard will allow users to express themselves better and make their communication more engaging and impressive. This new feature will certainly add on to our industry firsts and will be a step forward in offering innovative solutions to one of the largest smartphone markets of the world."

The release further added that with Wink It predictions, users can choose from multiple choices for a given input. For example, when a user starts typing "fruit", the output options can range from images of an apple, banana, mango and several more fruits.

According to an Amex Open Forum study in 2013, use of emoticons have gained higher share, comment and like rates. It has been noted that nearly 60 per cent of all messages contain at least one emoticon or image and 23 per cent of all tweets on Twitter contain at least one emoticon.