Somehow society has become OK with the fact that every other text message we send/receive is laced with typos, bizarre wrong words, and insane grammar choices. It doesn’t have to be that way, people. Minuum is a preciously petite keyboard that also promises accurate typing, no matter how fast and furious your fingers are flying. The secret sauce is a specialized auto-correction algorithm that is said to interpret in real-time the difference between what you type and what you mean. For example, if I were to accidentally type “Mom, when can I visit?” Minuum would know what I really meant was  “Mom, you’re 63, let’s assisted living ASAP!”

The typical to-do list doesn’t really offer much in the way of incentives, other than the incentive to finally be able to toss that scrap of paper in the trash. The Carrot app brings some much-needed ‘tude to your phone in the form of a game; cross off the items on your list and you earn points that can be redeemed for prizes like jokes and gifts, while failing to fulfill your errands loses those points and elicits wiseass remarks like “It’s been hours since you’ve been useful.” Insulting, sure, but still less annoying than a scrap of paper.