Last month, NPR asked listeners and readers and a Harvard professor what technologies have stuck around a little too long. "The typewriter keyboard for me is the one that is most amazing," said ...

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, ...

What does portability in a keyboard mean to you? For Hackaday’s own [Brian McEvoy], the image evokes that quintessential 80s instrument, the keytar. But those left-hand keys aren’t just for show — ...

QWERTYFEST MKE is a 3-day festival, from Oct. 3-5, based around the origins of one of the first typewriters, which was patented in Milwaukee in 1868. This year marks a decade for this quirky ...

GREENVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Greenville Drive-In is hosting its fourth-annual QWERTY Typewriter and Letter Arts festival this week. The first day of workshops is Monday, and both online and in-person ...

Long ago, before the advent of cell phones and texting, typing was done with all 10 fingers — not just two thumbs. Those were the days of clackety machines of communication called typewriters. Those ...

Greenville Drive-In Outdoor Cinema is hosting the fourth annual QWERTY Typewriter and Letter Arts Festival starting through Sept. 19. The festival features virtual and in-person workshops and events ...

Exactly 150 years ago, the typewriter was invented in Milwaukee. Thus, a weekend-long festival is in the works with music from Nineteen Thirteen, cemetery tours, workshops, presentations, brunches, a ...

The QWERTY keyboard layout has been around since the 19th century. Aren't there other arrangements better fit for the computer age? They vary from... QWERTY Traveled From Typewriter To iPhone, But ...