tagtype

tagtype is a character input device specifically designed for typing Japanese. Japanese phonetic alphabets consist of 49 syllables which can be organized into 10×5 matrix of consonants and vowels. The 5+5 main input buttons of Tagtype correspond to the 10 consonants and 5 vowels, making typing Japanese much more intuitive than with the standard QWERTY keyboard. Tagtype has previously been licensed to Sony and Benesse Corporation. The project is driven by takram, Shunji Yamanaka and Leading Edge Design.

Project Leader: Kinya Tagawa
Product Design: Shunji Yamanaka
Software Design: Jun Homma