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As promised, the latest update for one of our favorite Android keyboard has arrived. This time, there’s a new input method that feels a little familiar, with text entry done by dragging your finger across the on-screen keys. SwiftKey’s still trying to keep your spacebar interaction to a minimum, with its new ‘flow through space’ feature. This lets you glide down to the bar and back to writing without interrupting your missive. The new system still works in tandem with SwiftKey‘s predictive voodoo, meaning as your finger loops around the screen (followed by a multicolored streamer), the keyboard app should be able to figure out what you meant to type, although the prediction only works for so long — we’d advise clipping your swipes to a handful of words at a time, as major mistakes can upset lengthy sentences.

We’ve been playing with it over the last week and the keyboard still learns your lexicon by poring over your internet profile, still connecting to Gmail, Twitter, RSS feeds and your SMS history. The more typical touch keyboard is still available and in comparison, we’ve found it’s taking us a little longer to get up to speed on the new method. However, it’s notably zippier if you’re one of those rare one-handed typists. If you’re willing to give the beta a try, you can sign up for Swiftkey’s VIP program — which already totals over 75,000 important people — to grab the early APK.

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Last week, entertainer will.i.am talked about his upcoming iPhone camera attachment that would boost the phone’s resolution up to 14MP. The announcement is now official, and here’s a look at how you can make your iPhone into a more more formidable camera. It looks kind of bulky and gaudy, but the iPhone 5 version does increase the camera’s resolution as promised.

The launch event happened in London where will.i.am unveiled devices under the name foto.sosho, supposedly sounding like “Photo Social.” All of the cases come with interchangeable lenses, including a standard, fish-eye, wide, and telephoto. They also have built-in flashes, a built-in sliding keyboard, and a suite of software-based editing, filtering and sharing tools.

The iPhone 4/4S will be limited to these features. The iPhone 5 version that will be released later will feature the 14MP sensor replacement. iPhoneotographers will be able to share photos and connect with others through the site i.am. The iPhone 4/4S models will be available December 6 for £199 and £299 (~$320 and $480 USD) from Selfridges. The iPhone 5 model will arrive next year and no prices have been announced.

While those prices seem extremely high for what you’re getting, the company is pitching these as “fashion accessories” more than just iPhone accessories, which they think gives them the ability to sell them for more.

Here’s some video that Engadget captured at the launch event:

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Korg is known for its top-of-the-line musical instruments and accessories. But if there’s area that it is doing best, it is in making great keyboards. Korg has just announced the new MicroStation keyboard, a “Micro Multi-Tool” that’s perfect for small studios. The MicroStation keyboard is not only for live performances, it’s also great for songwriting. Musicians and professional keyboardists will love MicroStation for its portability and high-quality sound, thanks to Korg’s EDS-i (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-integrated) synth engine.

The keyboard also features dual arpeggiators and phenomenal sound effects. Other noteworthy features of the keyboard include 480 ready-to-use sounds, 256 dynamic combinations, full General MIDI level 2 compatible soundset, loop recording, grid sequencing, an SD/SDHC card slot, a USB Type-B connector, and a stand-alone and plug-in microSTATION software. But perhaps the key selling point of the Korg MicroStation is its price, which is just $399. If you’re interested to get one, you can order one here.

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Designer Hella Jongerius has certainly come up with an interesting method of keeping your office drones well fed. Of course, it might not be the most elegant solution out there in the market, and neither is it the most hygienic, but at the very least it has a sense of practicality written all over. I am referring to this unique keyboard concept that sees Hella Jongerius’ trademark of fusing industry and craft, bridging the world of high and low tech, tradition and the contemporary, into a single device. What you see above is a unique keyboard that is separated in the middle by a plate – allowing you to put your pizza and other kinds of snacks which late night workers tend to gobble down, trying to meet that frantic deadline. Hopefully the rest of the keyboard is waterproof as well, since you would need to wash the darn thing after each meal. Getting crumbs stuck between the keys is not too hot an idea, too.

Hella Jongerius has done work for notable clients such as Maharam , KLM, Vitra, IKEA and Royal Tichelaar Makkum, while some of her work had also been showcased at museums and galleries like the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, MoMA and Moss Gallery in New York, the Design Museum in London and at Galerie KREO in Paris.

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I admit that I use a keyboard sleeve with my iPad, and to be honest it makes typing on my tablet a whole lot more productive. Since the iPad Mini was released, it was just a matter of time before a keyboard case for Apple’s smallest tablet would surface.

Like the larger keyboard cases out there for the orginal iPad, Belkin’s portable keyboard folio for the iPad Mini is supposed to let you type more intuitively. It also makes your iPad Mini look like a tiny netbook, albeit with tiny, but well-spaced keys, allowing touch typists to GTD, no matter where they go. It’s also got some media controls and a rechargeable battery. The folio won’t protect your iPad Mini like some of the more rugged cases out there, but it offers a basic level of protection.

It’s available for $79.99(USD) at Belkin’s online store or on Amazon for $74.99.

[via Far East Gizmos]