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Dryft Keyboard – The future of touch-typing on tablets

From the makers of the successful app Swype comes a new on-screen keyboard that will radically change the way we type on our tablets.

Randy Marsden, inventor and co-founder of Swype has recently announced Dryft; a virtual keyboard that automatically adjusts to the users hands for a more comfortable and accurate typing experience.

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It does this by utilizing the tablet’s accelerometer which allows the app to detect the sensitivity of the user’s touch input to distinguish the difference between tapping and merely resting the finger on top of the tablet’s display. This then allows Dryft to place the home row keys (ASDFJKL and ;) accordingly to where the fingers lay on the screen, making it more custom-fit to your hands.

And because it makes touch-typing feel more natural, it also increases the user’s accuracy and efficiency when typing. In fact, Marsden claims that a user can achieve typing speeds of up to 80 words-per-minute with Dryft; a feat that’s almost unheard of when typing on a touchscreen tablet.

Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing Dryft on any app store anytime soon because it requires more than the usual installation in order for it to work properly. As such, Marsden and his team is looking for OEMs who’ll be willing to fund their invention and eventually incorporating it on their devices. The creators are also open for licensing of the app and will release an SDK for Android, iOS or Windows Phone.

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This article was written by Ronnie Bulaong, a special features contributor and correspondent for YugaTech. Follow him on Twitter @turonbulaong.

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