It’s easy to take display technology for granted nowadays, but the ability to display data in a human-readable way was not always easy. This is demonstrated well by the Pinlite 30003 Alphanumeric ...

Costumes are mandatory! So, as part of my costume, I have gotten the idea into my head that I'd like to build a wearable, battery-powered, 8-character alphanumeric display using 14-segment LEDs. I'm ...

On paper, chording — that’s pressing multiple keys to create either a single character or a whole word — looks like one of the best possible input methods. Maybe not the best for speed, at least for a ...

In recent versions of OS X, Apple has changed and enhanced input options. Here is how to make use of and alter some of these behaviors if desired. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has ...