What's kannuu? Basically, it's a novel input method editor for selection, which can reduce the number of button clicks needed to pick an item from a large but finite list using nothing more than a four-way selector. It looks like it might be useful for picking items on cell phones, media players and set-top boxes, although I found it less than intuitive at first. For a canned demo with explanations, try the &quo What’s kannuu? Basically, it’s a novel input method editor for selection, which can reduce the number of button clicks needed to pick an item from a large but finite list using nothing more than a four-way selector. It looks like it might be useful for picking items on cell phones, media players and set-top boxes, although I found it less than intuitive at first.For a canned demo with explanations, try the “view demo” link at the bottom of this page .For an interactive demo, try this. To understand how it works, go here.I have to admit that I’ve found searching from my own cell phone, which doesn’t have a QWERTY keyboard but does have a numeric keypad and decent word completion, to be a tedious process. Will picking with 5 keys instead of 12 improve things? The kannuu demos claim yes, but on first principles I wonder. Nevertheless, the news to consider is that the kannuu Developer Network is open for business, allowing you to download SDKs, code samples, and documentation for free. The planned platform support is extensive.Deployment will not be free, however, and kannuu won’t say exactly what the license fees will be. “Product licensing will be based on the utilization and the scenario, on a case-by-case basis,” Sean-Michael Daley, CEO, told this reporter. “On the other hand, we want people to adopt our technology, so we plan to be very aggressive about making it affordable to deploy.” Software Development