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Tag results: Keyboards

Pressing Forward

Mechanical keyboards have become hip again, despite near-complete disinterest in the form by mainstream computer-makers. The little guy is picking up the slack.

Jul 23, 2019

Click, Clack

The famed mechanical keyboard switch manufacturer Cherry has been around since the 1950s—but it's only been defined by keyboard switches in the past decade.

Jul 19, 2018

Press Your Luck

Academia finally did an in-depth study into the nature of the button press, along with how we could possibly make our buttons just a little more effective.

Mar 21, 2018

The Keys To Success

A lot of early video game consoles secretly wanted to be home computers, too: Their makers either sold keyboard add-ons or failed miserably in the process.

Apr 27, 2017

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