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Physical keyboards, mice, trackpads, gamepads, shortcuts, and alternative computer-input hardware.

5,055 stories · 63 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

Start with the latest. Scroll back through time, or zoom in for more.

Year by yearUp to 5 stories per year
2026641 stories
GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven↗ ckardaris.com · HN · 528 comments · 1055 points · Aug 28, 2026
FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model↗ swipe.futo.tech · HN · 256 comments · 708 points · Jun 23, 2026
Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows↗ mouseless.click · HN · 248 comments · 601 points · Jun 03, 2026
USB Cheat Sheet (2022)↗ fabiensanglard.net · HN · 87 comments · 514 points · Apr 25, 2026
Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android↗ ios-countdown.win · HN · 793 comments · 1627 points · Feb 13, 2026
2025737 stories
Show HN: I've built a tiny hand-held keyboard↗ github.com · HN · 107 comments · 411 points · Oct 09, 2025
Building the mouse Logitech won't make↗ samwilkinson.io · HN · 322 comments · 451 points · Aug 25, 2025
Lazy-brush – smooth drawing with mouse or finger↗ lazybrush.dulnan.net · HN · 73 comments · 596 points · Aug 15, 2025
Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard↗ graz.io · HN · 247 comments · 735 points · Mar 04, 2025
Stimulation Clicker↗ neal.fun · HN · 589 comments · 3082 points · Jan 06, 2025
2024722 stories
Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices↗ github.com · HN · 266 comments · 693 points · Dec 18, 2024
Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back↗ spectrum.ieee.org · HN · 890 comments · 1317 points · Nov 03, 2024
Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii↗ bitbuilt.net · HN · 215 comments · 749 points · Jul 22, 2024
Type in Morse code by repeatedly slamming your laptop shut↗ github.com · HN · 159 comments · 746 points · Jul 15, 2024
Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone↗ clicks.tech · HN · 543 comments · 953 points · Jan 04, 2024
2023727 stories
Ottopot, a sophisticated DIY MIDI controller↗ gerotakke.de · HN · 30 comments · 156 points · Dec 31, 2023
Keyboard Builders' Digest↗ kbd.news · HN · 16 comments · 27 points · Dec 30, 2023
Why Emacs Keys Are Painful↗ xahlee.info · HN · 45 comments · 39 points · Dec 22, 2023
Check if your IKEA chair is compatible with your screen↗ mastodon.social · HN · 11 comments · 37 points · Apr 28, 2023
MouthPad – In-Mouth Bluetooth Mouse Uses Tongue Sensitive Trackpad↗ augmental.tech · HN · 17 comments · 42 points · Apr 24, 2023
2022806 stories
Leap: Neovim’s Answer to the Mouse↗ github.com · HN · 254 comments · 608 points · Oct 08, 2022
I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard↗ electronicmaterialsoffice.com · HN · 664 comments · 1131 points · Aug 18, 2022
StarBook 14-inch↗ starlabs.systems · HN · 374 comments · 642 points · Apr 14, 2022
I have no capslock and I must scream↗ memex.marginalia.nu · HN · 520 comments · 897 points · Feb 21, 2022
Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions↗ vice.com · HN · 467 comments · 630 points · Jan 06, 2022
2021682 stories
Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now Shipping↗ gitclear.com · HN · 419 comments · 604 points · Dec 14, 2021
Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application that you open↗ robertheaton.com · HN · 227 comments · 630 points · Oct 31, 2021
Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it↗ inputmag.com · HN · 291 comments · 1003 points · Sep 15, 2021
“I just got a copyright claim for *TYPING ON MY KEYBOARD*”↗ twitter.com · HN · 173 comments · 454 points · Jul 29, 2021
System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard with Open Source Code↗ github.com · HN · 325 comments · 536 points · Feb 11, 2021
2020740 stories
Pressing YubiKeys↗ bert.org · HN · 235 comments · 505 points · Oct 02, 2020
Teacher's low-tech laptop hack to display handwritten notes for online class↗ mothership.sg · HN · 267 comments · 704 points · Sep 13, 2020
How I built a keyboard/video/mouse switch for my two 4k monitors↗ haim.dev · HN · 228 comments · 458 points · Sep 02, 2020
In Praise of AutoHotKey↗ hillelwayne.com · HN · 212 comments · 414 points · May 12, 2020
Wacom tablets track every app you open↗ robertheaton.com · HN · 449 comments · 1594 points · Feb 05, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven↗ ckardaris.com · HN · 528 comments · 1055 points · Aug 28, 2026
Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards↗ copperhead.sh · HN · 115 comments · 250 points · Sep 08, 2026
Show HN: Kinesis – Control your Mac with the Meta Neural Band↗ github.com · HN · 46 comments · 122 points · Sep 14, 2026
Terpstra Keyboard↗ terpstrakeyboard.com · HN · 65 comments · 151 points · Sep 05, 2026
Customizing my Compaq MX-11800 keyboard↗ blog.webb.page · HN · 14 comments · 32 points · Sep 07, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Show HN: Copperhead – Cursor for circuit boards↗ copperhead.sh · HN · 115 comments · 250 points · Sep 08, 2026
Terpstra Keyboard↗ terpstrakeyboard.com · HN · 65 comments · 151 points · Sep 05, 2026
Show HN: Kinesis – Control your Mac with the Meta Neural Band↗ github.com · HN · 46 comments · 122 points · Sep 14, 2026
Customizing my Compaq MX-11800 keyboard↗ blog.webb.page · HN · 14 comments · 32 points · Sep 07, 2026
Scanned, segmented, and animated my keyboard. Now you can type on my keyboard↗ chyuang.com · HN · 0 comments · 13 points · Sep 08, 2026
I Stabilized Never Type↗ blog.ihatereality.space · HN · 1 comments · 12 points · Sep 14, 2026
How fast can you type on T9?↗ sheets.works · HN · 4 comments · 11 points · Sep 09, 2026
Ask HN: Why can I use macOS passkeys without biometrics↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 0 comments · 5 points · Sep 07, 2026
An 8BitDo Switch controller adventure↗ nyanpasu64.gitlab.io · HN · 1 comments · 4 points · Sep 28, 2026
Less Typing, More Work↗ nicolasdular.com · HN · 0 comments · 4 points · Sep 21, 2026

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