SlideIT Keyboard is the Android keyboard app you need! Typing on your device becomes much quicker and more accurate when all you need to do is swipe your finger or tap in the first few letters of a word. An extensive dictionary and reliable auto-correct make this app awesome!

iA Writer is an iPad app aimed at writers, which features keyboard extensions, swipe undo/redos and more. It also supports Dropbox so sounds great at first. However, there is no foldering system so all documents are saved in one folder and can be tricky to find later. Almost but not quite!

Anyone who has seen Minority Report will have drooled over Tom Cruise's holographic computer equipment. This video shows a similar set up for an iPhone - a holographic keyboard which is projected onto a desk or similar surface. Ok, so it's not real and it probably won't be anytime soon but still, it looks pretty sweet. When someone finally releases one, I will be there!

While iPads are pretty awesome and very few people dispute that, more than a handful of users have struggled with the onscreen keyboard. When working on long documents, the default keyboard can be a little frustrating and has led many users to purchase a separate unit. Inventors in Sydney have developed a "liquid keyboard" which allows users to type with all fingers as a traditional keyboard would, rather than with just one or two fingers at once like a normal touchscreen. Have a look at the attached video and let me know what you think - would it be an improvement?

A keyboard app for writing on your tablet, OmmWriter for iPad makes the experience better by simply redesigning the keyboard. Whether you blog, write professionally or just need to type up some documents, it's well worth investing in.

Rock out with your iPad using this rocking GarageBand app. Play each of a range of instruments, add effects and use the inbuilt recording studio for a jamming session like never before. Drums, guitar, keyboard - whatever your choice, become a top musician without leaving your house. No experience necessary.