Computer keyboard

Several years ago, Google Japan started cooking up weird novelty keyboards as an annual April Fools’ Day prank. Most of the creations, including a working version of Google’s mobile Gboard keyboard wrapped around a cup, are more or less sight gags. They also don’t seem to be bound to April anymore. But this year’s creation might actually have some merit for those of us who struggle with cluttered, messy desks.Despite having access to a stack of keyboards offering everything from whisper quiet chiclet-style keys to…

As Apple is set to roll out a major iOS update today, which makes digital distractions available on the iPhone’s lock screen without even having to unlock the device, Astrohaus’ distraction-free digital typewriters seem like even more of a must-have for those who write for a living. The latest model, the Alpha, shrinks the hardware, the screen, and the price tag.For those not familiar with the Freewrite lineup, the devices can best be described as crossesbetween a laptop and a typewriter. They feature full QWERTY…

One of the many reasons to switch to a mechanical keyboard—besides the mustache-twirling joy in shattering the silence of a quiet office—is being able to easily customize your keyboard’s appearance: a selling point the creators of the MelGeek Pixel are heavily leaning on with what they claim is the world’s first Lego-compatible mechanical keyboard.Migrating to a mechanical keyboard is often the start of a slippery slope towards obsessive hardware customization,as most are designed to allow users to swap keycaps, modify…

The Quest 2 is going up in price. Do you still want one? Photo: Sam Rutherford / GizmodoImagine buying something, then being told it’s worth more than what you paid for it. That’s how real estate works, right? At least, that’s how my millennial brain has interpreted it thus far. Maybe I shouldn’t have spent all my money on avocado toast! Anyway, price increases aren’t something we typically expect to happen with gadgets. Price slashing is par for the course, but increasing the price of a device seems like it would do more…