Google Android Phones Can Now Search With Written Gestures

From PC World: Google announced an experimental application for its Android mobile operating system, which allows you to search your phone using written gestures. Instead of bringing up the keyboard, users of the newer Android phones can just draw letters on the screen to search through contacts, music or apps.

When a spoken search query using search by voice is inappropriate, the new Gesture Search for Android phones should come in handy. Just open the application and draw a letter with your finger on the screen. Results for the respective query will then be brought up on the display.

If the letter you drew on the screen is too similar to another letter of the alphabet, the app will bring up results for both potential queries. You can erase a query by swiping left to right, or right to left to remove the last letter of the query. The experimental app also learns from your search history, so it will bring to the top of the list search results you used previously.

Gesture Search for Android can search through most files on your phone, including contacts, applications, Internet bookmarks, music tracks, or video files. However, the app is only available to U.S. customers running Android 2.0 or above, further segmenting the Android market.

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