Back in 1896, the QWERTY keyboard layout was created to increase typing speed, but for a reason that is no longer valid on today's computers.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

Typing could have evolved very differently, and these layouts are the evidence.

In 1936, August Dvorak, a professor of education at the University of Washington, patented an alternative to the QWERTY keyboard. The QWERTY keyboard, the standard keyboard used all over the world ...

Computers are designed top-to-bottom for Latin-language users, but this one-size-fits-all thinking has created decades of difficulty for the rest of the world—particularly China. This story first ...

The first time I heard the lie, I was in fifth grade. Mr. Ward took me aside (or maybe he told the whole class, it was a long time ago) to tell me about the wonders of Dvorak, a different keyboard ...

If you're looking for a new way to add a touch of novelty and flair to documents and other content you post on the Web, look no further than your computer's QWERTY keyboard. While the keyboard may ...

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 ...

A few years back I was at a convention somewhere and I stumbled into Palm's booth. They were showcasing a small half-qwerty keyboard. I was instantly in love, but didn't have the $$$ to drop on one.