In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style device, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Following the decline of punch cards and paper tape, interaction via teleprinter-style keyboards became the main input device for computers. A keyboard typically has characters engraved or printed on the keys and each press of a key typically corresponds to a single written symbol.
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Microsoft made a $25 Bluetooth number pad for your Surface
Gone tenkeyless with your new keyboard but need to enter digits? Microsoft has created the $25, aptly-named Bluetooth Number ...
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How to find special characters on your phone's keyboard
There are dozens of non-standard letters, punctuation, and characters hidden in your phone's keyboard. Here's how you can ...
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Ding dong, the butterfly keyboard's dead
Yes, at long last the butterfly keyboard is dead. But this is a cause for both mourning and celebration. In this piece, we ...
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Lenovo made a new ThinkPad keyboard for your desktop - mouse nub and all
It's no secret that ThinkPad laptops have historically had some of the best keyboards on the market - better than many desktop ...
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3 ways to maximize your work station at home
Work from home? Maximizing your work station is easier than it sounds. Here are three ways to make the most out of your screen, ...
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Google created a braille keyboard for Android, no new hardware required
For people who are blind or have severely impaired vision, typing on a smartphone or computer typically requires an expensive ...
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How to disinfect your laptop screen and keyboard
You're probably spending a lot of time on your laptop -- working, relaxing, whatever. Here's how to disinfect and clean it. ...
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Apple’s new sub-$1k MacBook Air finally ditches the dreaded butterfly keyboard
Apple's new MacBook Air is finally here! And, best of it, the company has finally got rid of that old, crappy butterfly keyboard. ...
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How to stop your MacBook Touch Bar buttons changing all the damn time
Does the ever-changing nature of the MacBook Touch Bar buttons annoy you? Wish they could be static, like the good old days? ...
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Apple may reveal MacBook Air with improved keyboard as soon as next week
It was just yesterday we reported on rumors that Apple is planning on revamping keyboards within its entire MacBook lineup ...
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I hate Apple for making me shake my MacBook like a chump
I know it's technically my fault, but I blame Apple for making me risk breaking my $1,200-plus laptop because of a stuck ...
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Report: Apple's 2020 gadgets include 'AirTags' trackers and fancy headphones
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is at it again with a new batch of leaks, but there's more than just iPhones, iPads, and Macs, ...
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Report: Apple is giving the 13-inch MacBook Pro a new keyboard next year
Apple may have announced a new MacBook Pro with a 16-inch screen last week, but it seems the star of the show was the new ...
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Apple’s gone back to its old keyboard — now it should replace the butterfly models for free
Apple has backtracked on its butterfly keyboard, but there's a problem: all the people who still have them. So it should ...
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Apple launches the 16-inch MacBook Pro and, yes, it has a 'new' keyboard
Apple has launched its new MacBook: the 16-inch Pro. This has a range of updates, but the most interesting is the company ...
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How to easily access the elusive em-dash — on Windows and Mac
It's not that difficult to type en-dashes and em-dashes. You just need to know the shortcuts. Here's how to do it on both ...
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Sketchy Android keyboard app with 40M downloads makes money off unauthorized purchases
Android third-party keyboard app Ai.type has been found to stealthily sign up users for millions of unauthorized purchases ...
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Ew, your laptop is disgusting — here’s how to clean it
Like anything you use every day, it needs cleaning, and that includes your — probably disease-riddled — laptop. Here's ...
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The Tap Strap wearable keyboard gets better with airmouse gestures
The Tap Strap is one of the more interesting gadgets to hit the market last year. It's a Bluetooth keyboard with an integrated ...
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I, an Apple fan, don't know how to feel about Microsoft's new Surface devices
After Microsoft unveiled a whole load of interesting gear at its Surface event, an Apple fan tries to understand if this ...
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Havit’s RGB mechanical keyboard is a delight for gamers on a budget
Havit's new 395L keyboard comes with mechanical switches, and RGB lighting, as well as a slim build and a reasonable price ...
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Logitech G debuts gorgeous new G815 and G915 mechanical gaming keyboards
Logitech G today announced the G815 and G915 mechanical gaming keyboards. They're among the thinnest and most feature-packed ...
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AI researchers developed a fully imaginary keyboard for touchscreens and VR
A trio of researchers from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) recently developed an eyes-free, ...
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Review: Chuwi’s Hipad LTE is a great budget-friendly tablet for writers
Chuwi’s Hipad LTE tablet took me by surprise. I’m not a big fan of ‘phablets’ to begin with. And when I saw it only ...
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Review: Sensel's Morph is the perfect trackpad controller for musicians and other creatives
Sensel's Morph is a pressure-sensitive touch controller that's easier to use than it is to describe. Unlike other touchpads, ...
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Would your mobile phone be powerful enough to get you to the moon?
Many people who are old enough to have experienced the first moon landing will vividly remember what it was like watching ...
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What the hell is Apple's butterfly keyboard?
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have heard about the Apple MacBook's issues with its 'butterfly keyboard,' ...
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How to easily type emoji, emoticons, and symbols in Windows 10
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, ...
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This keyboard app spell-checks gender bias to challenge how we talk to girls
One project hoping to change perceptions around everyday, gender-biased language is the Samsung-backed app created by Plan ...
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Google squeezed an offline dictation AI into its keyboard app
Google says it's effectively miniaturized a cloud-based neural network system for speech recognition into an 80MB mobile ...
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These Chrome tab shortcuts will help you handle your tab addiction
Google's Chrome is arguably the world's most popular desktop browser at the moment, and just like me, there are a lot of ...
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Here’s why telephones and calculators use different numeric keypads
Picture the keypad of a telephone and calculator side by side. Can you see the subtle difference between the two without ...
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Review: The Fnatic miniSTREAK is a solid gaming keyboard for under $100
The Fnatic MiniSTREAK is an affordable, comfortable, and well-designed keyboard.
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How to mess with the PlayStation Classic's hidden settings using only a USB keyboard
We need to update the infinite monkey theorem. This states that a monkey hitting keys on a typewriter will eventually type ...
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We calculated how many cows HP will murder to make its new leather laptop
HP's new 2-in-1 device, the Spectre Folio, is covered in leather. But, how many cows will the company have to kill to make ...
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Apple casually slips membranes into new Macbooks to try and fix keyboard issues
In an obtained service document, Apple reveals it put a membrame underneath its MacBook Pro keyboard in order to stop dust ...
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PC Gamer's Wes Fenlon just changed my life (and improved my K/D ratio)
It's not often that a story in a gaming publication has such a profound impact on one's life. Today, though, I found that ...