As Apple is set to roll out a major iOS update today, which makes digital distractions available on the iPhone’s lock screen without even having to unlock the device, Astrohaus’ distraction-free ...

Out of the box, the Freewrite Alpha reminds me of a grown up version of a Speak and Spell. All it needs is a little handle. There's a reason for that. The Freewrite Alpha is the modern successor to ...

The $349 Freewrite Alpha cuts costs by dropping the E Ink screen but thankfully brings back mechanical switches. The $349 Freewrite Alpha cuts costs by dropping the E Ink screen but thankfully brings ...

The folks at Astrohaus have been selling a line of distraction-free writing gadgets under the Freewrite brand for years. Straddling the line between laptops and typewriters, they’re basically ...

The 90s were a weird time for personal computing. Computers were bulky and laptops were chunky. They had all the computing power of your kid's scientific calculator (that's untrue, the modern ...

Astrohaus has just announced a brand new digital typewriter that is distraction free and is one of their most compact. Interestingly, the device abandons the company’s favored E Ink technology for a ...

Being able to find a quiet place with your thoughts to write your latest novel, article or report is not as easy as it sometimes seems. Especially when you have a busy family life or need to carry out ...

The Freewrite Alpha is a portable device designed for folks that want a distraction-free writing experience, but prefer a keyboard to pen and paper. It has a full-sized mechanical keyboard and a 6.5″ ...

If you’re reading this, you almost certainly have a complicated relationship with screens. Every year that passes, they become larger and increasingly present in our lives. Meanwhile, we continue to ...

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