Between our laptops and our phones, we’re more connected than ever to what’s going on in the world, to what our friends and family are doing on social media and to information in general. It’s not ...

Freewrite, a smart typewriter that originally launched on Kickstarter as the Hemingwrite, is finally ready for the spotlight. Last year at CES the company showed us a prototype, and we were impressed.

So far my time spent in quarantine has resembled the following: Wake up, read the news, Slack, email, Zoom call, write, Slack, Zoom call, read the news, Slack, write, Zoom call, write, drink ...

My first experience with word processing was on a traditional, turn-the-knob typewriter in the 80s, the dawn of personal computing. By high school, it was replaced by PCs with noisy keys, which took ...

These days, I write with my fingertips. We all do. And so, anything that changes that sensation stands out. Today, instead of chiclet keys on an Apple laptop, I am clacking at the white, mechanical ...

Distraction-free writing tools are an admittedly niche category, but Astrohaus’ next device is at least paying homage to a cult favorite. The Freewrite Alpha, announced on August 28, appears to be ...

The Astrohaus Freewrite is billed as the world’s first smart typewriter. (it’s certainly not.) What it is, specifically, is a very high-quality mechanical keyboard in a nearly indestructible ...

In a world of technological Swiss Army knives, the Freewrite is a high-end oyster fork. It's a well-designed, lovable, woefully expensive tool made for one thing: Writing as you would before the web ...

Many authors can attest that writing isn't as simple as just sitting down at a computer and typing. A typical day might go more like this: Check email, look at Facebook, tweet. You know, anything but ...

In a few short days it will be November again, and nearly 800,000 people will attempt to write a novel as part of National Novel Writing Month. Some will succeed but many will fail, with no shortage ...

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