If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. The clickety-clack of manual typewriters have long been replaced by PC keyboards and even that is now ...

Jack Zylkin has created something really cool: a hack to turn any kind of vintage typewriter in a normal keyboard for tablets and computers. One that actually types on paper and works like any ...

There’s no doubt that the wonders of modern technology allow for some pretty special experiences and benefits that would leave the previous generation wide-eyed with disbelief – just yesterday I was ...

If you love your iPad but want something a little more steampunk, never fear: you can surround your iPad in vintage charm–and touch-typing, too. Meet the USBTypewriter, suitable for giving all your ...

Ever wanted to use a typerwriter as a keyboard? Perhaps you miss the old “clickety-click” sound? Yes, those old mechanical typing devices with no “undo” feature have become hot again, reborn as input ...

If you have any old typewriters left rusting in the attic, now might be the time to dust them off and breathe new life into them. Jack Zylkin has designed a way of converting old typewriters into ...

We’re joking, of course, because the truth is engineer Jack Zylkin has done something very cool in marrying old tech with new in his USB Typewriter. Mr. Zylkin, 25, happened to find an old typewriter ...

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If you want to go old school–like REALLY old school–with your keyboard, then the USB Typewriter looks to be right up your alley. It’s available as one of six preconfigured typewriter models for ...

[Jackzylkin] has posted an instructible showing, in detail, the process of creating a USB typewriter. He takes us through the process of disassembling the typewriter, mounting all the sensors where ...