If you're contemplating buying your first mechanical keyboard, and aren't quite sure which size or layout will work best for you, this guide should help you cut through some of the confusion.

During my recent attempt to learn the Dvorak keyboard layout, my goal was to remain proficient in QWERTY, trying to store both layouts in my brain and be able to eventually use them both equally.

After the success of gesture-based keyboards such as Swype (and if you’re really keeping track, ShapeWriter before it), the next obvious disruption to keyboard technology is optimisation of the ...