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The remaining obstacle to the explosion of the mobile Internet is to acknowledge that the existing 50-year-old telephone keypad is no longer appropriate as a telephone interface...and to replace it with a new interface that is. Once upon a time, an amazing communication device was invented ­ the telephone. With the touch of its only button you could summon a kindly (though distant) soul, who would switch wires in a great patchwork to connect you to any person who held a similar device. The growing popularity of this telephonic gizmo overran the abilities of these patchwork people, and the telephone sprouted a rotary dial, a small plastic flower. The rotary dial and its 10 little holes allowed people to call each other directly to share moments of their lives. By and b... (more)