This “white paper” slide deck discusses the critical issue in mobile device design relating to the increasing clutter on touchscreen displays from large numbers of icons, pop-up qwerty keyboards, app command bars and menus, etc. It then proposes a solution: the NeoKeys mixed media keypad.

1. The Challenge of Touchscreen Clutter © Yuvee, Inc. All rights reserved. June 25, 2010 50%+ Reduced viewing area

3. As big as they get 3.5” Diagonal 3.7” to 4.3” Diagonal

6. The Clutter! Icons and more Icons! This problem has become such a burden on the iPhone user experience that the iOS4 gives users the ability to create folders in which to organize their icons. On-screen QWERTY takes up 50%+ of screen Browser command bars top and bottom (with just 4 commands) takes up 10-20% of screen 10-20% reduced viewing area 50%+ Reduced viewing area