ROCCAT Power-Grid Android version on its way, we go hands-on with the keyboard-augmenting app (video)

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ROCCAT's plans to fight back against Razer's glowing [customizable macro-keys][3] and touchscreens are nearing the finish line. Here at [Gamescom][4], the mouse and keyboard maker's [Power-Grip][5] app was at a nearly-finished stage on the iPhone. Better still, the Android version was close behind it -- although it was slightly less polished. The idea is to add a wealth of touchscreen widgets and quickly viewable data to your smartphone, sidestepping the need for pricier hardware solutions. That said, there are plans for [ROCCAT][6] to create some happy medium between the rogue smartphone interface and its more standard keyboard, with ideas gravitating towards a docking space for your phone built into the keyboard. We took the slightly more temperamental Android version for a spin on ROCCAT CEO Rene Korte's Galaxy S III -- check what the app's likely to offer on its December release in our hands-on after the break.

**Gallery: [ROCCAT Power-Grid hands-on at Gamescom 2012][7]**

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