Acoustically and haptically operated apparatus and method thereof

The invention is directed to an apparatus being operated by an input of a sequence of characters comprising a means for acoustic input and a means for haptic input, wherein the means for acoustic input and the means for haptic input are activateable in parallel such that each character can be input acoustically or haptically. The invention is also directed to a method for operating an apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises a means for acoustic input and a means for haptic input, comprising the steps of activating in parallel the means for acoustic input and the means for haptic input and inputting a sequence of characters wherein each character is input acoustically or haptically.