When looking at old typewriters, you’ll notice the key for number one is missing. It’s not because someone took it out or because it broke. Here is another one: So did you find out why the one key is missing? Here is the answer: the number one key was not implemented by design. Instead, the…
Why did old typewriters not have a number one key?
Reassembling Das Keyboard: Tricky Key Cap Angle of Curvature
Andreas went through some “oops!” while reassembling his Ultimate keyboard after cleaning. He realized all keys are not the same shape – not talking about the space bar and return key here – but letters and numbers. Even though they have the same size, they don’t have the same angle of curvature. The angle of…
Maybe the end of email overload: Gmail Priority Inbox
Google is about to release a feature that I am looking forward to: Gmail Priority Inbox. It is supposed to make important emails more visible in our overloaded inbox. A few years ago we had lots of spam: the spam filter was born and saved us from insanity. Nowadays, email overload is the problem and…
Back to School Promotion
You can feel a renewed energy in the air with school just getting started, and we thought that it would be fun to get in the swing of things with a promotion; hence, Das Keyboard’s “Back to School Promotion.” Receive a 24% discount plus free shipping on all models (ground only – US residents only)….