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 ...

Altar 1 is the brainchild of Andrew Emerson who decided to make his own keyboard when he couldn't find one that he liked. I’m a massive computer keyboard nerd and have enjoyed witnessing the growth of ...

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 spacebar is the longest and most noticeable key on a laptop or computer keyboard. While it may seem like simple design, ...