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There's no dearth of [Android keyboards](http://www.engadget.com/tag/keyboard+app/) on the market, but an entry from new player Slice is bringing the lowly chiclets into a whole 'nother dimension. Depending on which fingers you place on the home buttons, it'll display a rotary wheel of keys that you can reach with your other, free digits, allowing you to touch-type without peeking. At least, that's the theory -- judging by the video after the break, if you happen to look at the trippy graphics during your hunting and pecking, it may induce [vertigo](http://www.engadget.com/tag/vomit+comet/) instead. The app, which works on 7-inch or larger tablets, also brings "easy access" to special characters, punctuation and a numeric keypad, along with a version of [Space Invaders](http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/arduino-hack-turns-space-invaders-alarm-into-gmail-notifier-vid/) to practice on, appropriately enough -- since you might feel [lost in space](http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/06/south-koreas-first-satellite-lost-in-space/) while using it. Hit the source to to shake it out for yourself.
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**Via:** [Android Police](http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/12/04/slice-keyboard-is-a-multi-touch-keyboard-for-android-tablets-and-it-will-break-your-brain/)
**Source:** [Slice Keyboard (Play)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.istastech.android.slicekeyboarddemohttp://)
URL: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/05/slice-messes-with-your-mind-via-multitouch-circular-keyboard/
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