5 hot keyboard apps for Android

It's an all too familiar scenario: You went ahead and bought a shiny new Android smartphone, but now, you realise that-having used physical keyboards all this while-you're finding it rather tough to adjust to typing on a touchscreen.

Add to that the fact that most smartphonesrunning the Google OS don't come preinstalled with the best touch-typing software. But have no fear; help is at hand in the form of myriad alternatives. Check each one out to see what's right for you.

Swype
It's no guarantee, but there's more than a fair chance that your Android phone comes preinstalled with two types of virtual keyboards - the normal Qwerty and SWYPE. (Go to Settings > Locale and Text.

Alternatively, Settings > Language and keyboard). Activate SWYPE and you're ready to go... Now, unlike the traditional poke-to-type keypads, this software lets you input text by merely gliding along the alphabets of a word - this, without you having to lift your finger.

For example, to write MUMBAI, place your finger on M and then glide it over each of the subsequent alphabets U-M-B-A-I. Of course, sliding your fingers over your touchscreen keyboard will mean that you touch many unwanted alphabets, but SWYPE's inbuilt algorithm is intuitive enough to discard the rest and only use the letters you intended.

Type a new word, and you have the option to add it to your dictionary list so it readily appears the next time you input it. Oh, and just in case your phone doesn't come with SWYPE, you can get it for free at swype.com.

TouchPal
It is similar to SWYPE, but has a few tricks of its own that may turn out to be exactly what you were looking for in your virtual keyboard. For example, it lets you blind type on your touchscreen after you have gotten used to the keypad layout.

It does this by more or less learning your input patterns. It also studies the curves as you glide along the keypad to predict the words that you want to type. Seriously, though, these features must be seen to be believed. TouchPal also supports some unique gestures - swipe up to input a number and swipe down for a special character.

And one can even cut, copy and paste from the keyboard itself. Currently, it is free for use as part of public beta. Check it out at www.cootek.com.

ICS Keyboard
In 2010, a company called BlindType demonstrated superb text-prediction software that worked with Android. But before the company could release its product, it was snapped up by Google. Now, some of that technology has made its way to the keyboard in IceCream Sandwich - the latest version of Android.

Well-meaning hackers have taken this keyboard out from ICS and put it up on Android Market for people using older versions of the Google OS. Features in the free version of ICSK include multi-touch, built-in dictionary, configurable auto correction, speech to text (select languages only), custom vibration intensity (haptic feedback), long press "Enter" key to bring up smiley alternatives and even long press on the "/" key in URL mode to bring up domains.

SwiftKeyX
The more you use it, the more SwiftKeyX adapts to your typing style to present to you eerily accurate word predictions. Reviews across the interwebs, including user polls, have awarded it glowing epithets, including the keyboard for "fat-finger typists", "the virtual keyboard Google would be crazy not to acquire" and it even makes it to various lists of essential apps for Android.

The downside? Swift KeyX is free for use for just one month, after which you will have to shell out Rs 205 to use it further. Still, one month should be enough to figure out if it is indeed the keyboard for you.

Go Keyboard
This free app on the Android Market is easily one of the best-looking keyboards for the Google OS. In fact, users can choose between various themes that are available for download. Other features include auto-correct as you type, multi-point touch keyboard, support for slide input. And if you are someone who likes to personalize their apps, you will love the customization options-position of various keys, size, smileys and so on-that Go Keyboard offers.

The World Islands

The World involves the creation of over 300 man made islands that are designed to represent the world map

The vision for The World project was provided by His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister and was officially released on September 21, 2003

The islands will be built in the shape of the world map and consist of four protective breakwaters on the outer perimeters to provide shelter from long and cross-shore waves. The inner breakwaters will be a submerged reef and the outer breakwaters will be above water

Located just off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, The World is located 4km off shore from a point halfway between Port Rashid and The Palm, Jumeirah

Construction of The World commenced in September 2003, after many years of research. The project is scheduled to be completely raised from the sea in 2008.

Investors will have the freedom to create their own personal vision on the islands for private or commercial use, whether it is for leisure, residential or tourist developments. The 300 islands will be offered for sale on a freehold basis to selected investors only

Nakheel will hand over the islands to the investors once the land has been reclaimed in 2008.

The World will measure approximately 9km in length and 7km in width. It will cover over 9,340,000 square metres, and will add 232 kilometres of beachfront to Dubai’s coastline.

All of the islands will range from 150,000 sq feet to 450,000 sq feet in size, with the average island measuring approximately 300,000 square feet

326 million cubic metres of sand will be used to form the islands

32 million tons of rock will be used to construct the breakwater

The islands prices range from US$ 10 million – 45 million

The average distance between islands is 50-100 metres, with an average depth of water in the navigation channels of at least 5 metres

The World will be a sophisticated network of islands – Nakheel will integrate a series of waterways, canals and lakes to enhance the overall design

All 300 islands will only be accessible by marine or air transport, with world-class marinas to berth boats, yachts and cruise liners. 2 mainland marinas will service The World. 4 hub islands in The World will service the islands.

Construction on The World is round-the-clock, 24 hours a day, seven days a week

The main Contractors for The World are Van Oord ACZ Marine Contractors Gulf FZE – Dubai who are responsible for land reclamation, dredging works and the breakwaters. This is the largest project Van Oord has undertaken in the region

The jumbo trailers being used to build The World can handle 20-25 thousand cubic metres of sand at any one time and require a water depth of at least 12 metres to operate.

Crop Circles

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What are Crop Circles?

Crop circles are patterns that appear in fields. The pattern is created when certain areas of the crops are tamped down, but others are left intact. The edge is so clean that it looks like it was created with a machine. Even though the stalks are bent, they are not damaged. Most of the time, the crop continues to grow as normal.

Sometimes, the patterns are simple circles. In other instances, they are elaborate designs consisting of several interconnecting geometric shapes.

Farmers have reported finding strange circles in their fields for centuries. The earliest mention of a crop circle dates back to the 1500s. A 17th-century English woodcut shows a devilish creature making a crop circle. People who lived in the area called the creature the “mowing devil.”

Wayland Smithy Oxfordshire

Mentions of crop circles were sporadic until the 20th century, when circles began appearing in the 1960s and ’70s in England and the United States. But the phenomenon didn’t gain attention until 1980, when a farmer in Wiltshire County, England, discovered three circles, each about 60 feet (18 meters) across, in his oat crops. UFO researchers and media descended on the farm, and the world first began to learn about crop circles.

By the 1990s, crop circles had become something of a tourist attraction. In 1990 alone, more than 500 circles emerged in Europe. Within the next few years, there were thousands. Visitors came from around the world to see them. Some farmers even charged admission to their mysterious attractions.

Crop Circle Designs

Crop circles are not just circles,they can come in many different shapes. The most basic (and the most common) crop circle is the single circle. Circles may also come in sets of two (doublets), three (triplets) or four (quadruplets). Circles also may be enclosed in a thin outer ring.

The stalks inside a crop circle are typically bent into what is known as a swirl pattern, and the circles may spin clockwise or counterclockwise. In patterns with several circles, one circle may spin clockwise and another counterclockwise. Even a single circle may contain two “layers” of stalks, each spinning in a different direction.

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Crop circles can range in size from a few inches to a few hundred feet across. Most early crop circles were simple circular designs. But after 1990, the circles became more elaborate. More complex crop patterns, called pictograms, emerged. Crops can be made to look like just about anything smiling faces, flowers or even words. Crop circles are sometimes unique designs, but they can also be based on ancient motifs.

A formation at West Kennett in Wiltshire that looks like a Celtic symbol called the Triskell
Most circles are concentrated in the south of England, primarily in the counties of Hampshire and Wiltshire. Many of them have been found near Avebury and Stonehenge, two mystical sites containing large stone monuments.

But crop circles are not confined to England. They have been spotted in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, India and other parts of the world.

The “season” for crop circles runs from April to September, which coincides with the growing season. Circles tend to be created at night, hiding their creators (human or otherwise) from curious eyes.

Crop circles can be found in many different types of fields wheat, corn, oats, rice, oil-seed rape, barley, rye, tobacco even weeds. Most circles are found in low-lying areas close to steep hills, which may explain the wind theory of their creation

Five Fingered Mouse

If you are one of those who love unusual gadgets, the five fingered mouse would not fail to grip your attention. Named Amenbo by Double Research and Development Company, this device is quite dramatic and interesting. With a device fixed for resting the palm along with five mice fixed with wire ribbons for fingers, you would enjoy working on your laptop/computer now. The interesting device is not just a candy for eyes but also provides comfort to the user.

Apart from comfort, Amenbo offers comfortable time at the 3D space which is missing with the regular mouse with limited 2D functionality. The company claims this mouse to be apt for gamers. This unusual mouse n

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Wall Mount Washing Machine

Welcome to the world of Science and Technology and a pleasant good news to the new generations. In 10 years from now, new invention of future washing machine will appear and it will make your life easier.

Design by the Electrolux, this future washing machine is a wall-mount, portable washing machine. Besides that, this washing machine will definitely save up space in your house and energy consumed.

By using high-pressure steam instead of water, this washing machine will help us to reduce our water consumption. Furthermore for easy and convenient menu navigation, a touch screen display is been integrated.

In future, people do not have to worry if they wish to wash up their cloth. It is as simple as ABC, what you need to do is just bring your own washing machine box and then plug into any of the energy stick. After that, the machine will automatically clean up your cloth under high pressure of steam.

In 10 years from now, people will not face any problem regarding the space to place the big-heavy old washing machine anymore as the new convenient wall-mount will replace this legacy technology. So people, let’s move on!

Bio Robot Refrigerator

Have you ever imagine that refrigerators in the future looks like the above picture?? One that store food in gross-looking gel?

This great design is created by Russian designer Yuriy Dmitriev takes on the future of humble refrigerator. It is four times smaller than a conventional refrigerator. Anyway, the interesting one is that, the Bio Robot uses zero-energy concept and relies on a biopolymer gel that use luminescence to preserve food items. Dmitriev’s Bio Robot Refrigerator utilizes a special gel-like substance that suspends and cools food once inserted. Rather than shelves, the non sticky, odourless gel morphs around products to create a separate pod that suspends items for easy access. The design features has no doors or drawers. At the same time, all food, drink and cooled products are individually cooled at their optimal temperature by bio robots. The fridge is adaptable, that is, it can be hung vertically, horizontally, and even on the ceiling. Different sizes and dimensions allow it to perfectly fit the accordant dwelling.

You just simply plunge your food items into the non-sticky odorless gel and it will create a separate capsule for every item.