A new keyboard called KALQ, created by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, University of Montana, and the University of St. Andrews, enables users to thumb-type on touchscreen ...

Back in 1896, the QWERTY keyboard layout was created to increase typing speed, but for a reason that is no longer valid on today's computers. The first typing machines had keyboards with an ...

"Fingers on the home row!" Those words were drilled into us every single day in basic keyboarding class in high school. What is the "home row," you may wonder? Well, knowing the "home row" is the ...

In today's digital age, the keyboard has replaced pen and paper for writing. We have become so habituated to typing on the keyboard that we can type very fast even with our eyes closed. But while ...

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 ...

Most modern keyboards are QWERTY. The QWERTY layout has no regularity in the arrangement of letters, and there was some backlash when this layout first came out. Designer Martin Vyčari explains the ...

Tap is a one-handed gadget that fits over your fingers like rubbery brass knuckles and connects wirelessly to your smartphone. It’s supposed to free you from clunky physical keyboards and act as a ...

The Clicks case brings a full QWERTY keyboard with physical keys to selected phones, including the Pixel flagship series. It provides excellent tactile feedback and keyboard shortcuts to your typing ...

Uncover the surprising Wisconsin origins of the QWERTY keyboard. The team heads to Milwaukee to uncover how the QWERTY keyboard took shape in Wisconsin. They explore how Christopher Latham Sholes and ...