The technological race for the future has been at a dead sprint for decades, but some early retro gadgets retain plenty of ...

I first made the jump from a membrane keyboard to a mechanical one in 2020 with an $80 Aukey keyboard. It was a hulking mess loaded with 104 keys, an enormous volume knob, and gaudy blue buttons ...

Keyboards are indispensable in everyday digital life. However, if you compare a membrane keyboard with a mechanical keyboard, you'll quickly realize the differences are huge.

Of course, you should probably buy a new Magic Keyboard to use with your new iPad, but it’s interesting to see that Apple hasn’t disabled support for the old keyboard through software.

This delightful old-school keyboard has a built-in word counter and timer. The keyboard, shown off at CES 2025, also has a unique function row with special keys that make writing faster.