History | Updated: February 25, 2025 | Originally Published: May 3, 2013 The invention’s true origin story has long been the subject of debate. Some argue it was created to prevent typewriter jams, ...

A few years back I was at a convention somewhere and I stumbled into Palm's booth. They were showcasing a small half-qwerty keyboard. I was instantly in love, but didn't have the $$$ to drop on ...

Why QWERTY keyboard: Have you ever wondered why the letters on your computer or laptop keyboard are placed in such a random manner? Why do we get a pattern like QWERTY instead of the simple rhythm of ...

I was looking at small wireless keyboards for my HTPC (old one was a cheapie $7 keyboard). But that's not what this post is about. I got thinking about keyboard and mouse placement on my desktop.

In the future, when everything is touchscreen, there’ll be a revolt. Companies like Mobience will be springing up, offering their mini-keyboard peripherals for using with tablets and smartphones.

Take a look at your keyboard for a second. Notice how the letters jump around like a secret code — Q, W, E, R, T, Y. It is not alphabetical, not symmetrical, and definitely not simple. Yet every one ...

It's rare these days to see anyone pounding away on an old manual Royal or Smith-Corona. But one element of those machines lives on, and is used constantly in daily life. Just as Milwaukee is the ...

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