Update: MagicPad Now Available
The MagicPad application we demo'd last week is now available in the app store for $3.99.
Software development house, Proximi, also released a detailed video, displayed above, to showcase how Apple could implement a system-wide solution for copy/cut/paste and other rich text and formatting actions.
Proximi presented their solution at iPhoneDevCamp over the weekend. We were also told that during the conference they were able to collaborate with other developers, exploring techniques for creating a cross-application clipboard that could be shared by third party-apps. Copy & Paste on the iPhone has been a hot topic since its omission from Apple's initial iPhone firmware, and especially after its latest 2.0 release.
It will be interesting to note the public's reaction to MagicPad, and even more interesting to see if Apple decides to implement the same system or something similar in the future. Otherwise, developers might continue to press the issue by building the feature directly into their applications. Either way, it's great to see companies like Proximi taking the initiative, bringing a true copy & paste candidate to the iPhone.