In brief: Mechanical keyboard manufacturers have spent years trying to recapture the feel and sound of classic keyboards like IBM's iconic Model M. In 2017, a revival project reproduced the Model M's ...

Even having grown up using Commodore 64s, Apple IIs, and IBM PCs, I have no fondness for mechanical keyboards. I’m most happy with a set of short-travel, chiclet-style laptop keys under my fingers, ...

When Bill Buxton worked at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center in the early 1990s, he examined the classic children’s homemade telephones: two cups connected by a taut string. He wondered why that same ...

I can so understand the love for the Model M keyboards. If it wasn't for their slightly anti-social noise level, I'd use nothing else. When I looked for some alternative that is more socially ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Are you old enough to remember the sort of keyboard that ...

The new retro M Edition board looks like an IBM classic and launches in July alongside a wireless numpad / calculator. The new retro M Edition board looks like an IBM classic and launches in July ...

Sad, sad day. My M-series died today - what an awesome keyboard. This is the second IBM keyboard that I have owned, but not the best. <BR><BR>I was wondering if someone could point me to the model ...

Somehow, mechanical keyboards returned.

A physical keyboard that uses an individual spring and switch for each key. Today, only premium keyboards are built with key switches; however, they were also used in the past, such as in the Model M ...