Computer keyboards serve as the primary manual interfaces between users and systems, designed to bring ideas, commands and communications into the digital realm. Unless you dictate into a headset ...

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, ...

In his book “Shift Happens,” Marcin Wichary explains the innovations that turned the typewriter of 1873 into the keyboards of today. How many hours a day do you spend at a computer typing? Or staring ...

Your keyboard is an essential part of your computer, so when it stops working correctly and stops responding as you're used to it's only natural that you'd want to replace it as quickly as possible.

For months, Luke Bassett had been searching for a particular hard-to-find item, whose market value he estimated at a thousand dollars. He found a collector who was willing to sell him two, for a total ...

John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

A few MacFixIt readers have asked questions about reports of washing keyboards in the dishwashers, and have wondered if they should try it. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

When Bill Buxton worked at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center in the early 1990s, he examined the classic children’s homemade telephones: two cups connected by a taut string. He wondered why that same ...

The key to a great computer experience is a great keyboard. Most people only see the keyboard as an accessory. The fact of the matter is that finding the right keyboard for you can help your work life ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You probably don't think about your computer keyboard very often. That's unusual, considering how much time we spend with our fingers on the ...

Last month Raspberry announced a major Christmas gift for its users: the Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard computer and the Raspberry Pi Monitor. Not only were they available, but they could be purchased for ...

If the Keyboard on your Windows computer is typing the same character continuously without pressing the key physically, then some of these suggestions will help you fix the problem. The problem could ...