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Most serious Twitter users take advantage of an app rather than going via the service's web site. The twheel app for iPhone provides a new kind of interface that's said to reflect the way the brain works.

"We based the look and feel of twheel on our understanding of how human brains work, which derives from cognitive research conducted by our team's members," said Fluid Interactions CEO Kalle Määttä.

The app uses a display method designed to help extract meaning from large quantities of data.

Attention is drawn to the most relevant data through the use of colours - orange for unread tweets, blue for read, and white segments to indicate the degree of retweeting.

And instead of tapping and swiping, the app is designed for interaction via a finger or thumb in continuous contact with the screen.

Designer Mikko Pitkänen said "the user interface design we have created was driven by a combination of brain study results and cutting-edge touch screen technology. We believe content is the user interface of today."

twheel is available free from the App Store.

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