Distraction-free writing tools are an admittedly niche category, but Astrohaus’ next device is at least paying homage to a cult favorite. The Freewrite Alpha, announced on August 28, appears to be ...

The Freewrite Traveler is a word processing device. No games, no browser, nothing but an 11-inch scissor-switch keyboard, a 6-inch E ink screen, and just enough smarts to get your words from the ...

So far my time spent in quarantine has resembled the following: Wake up, read the news, Slack, email, Zoom call, write, Slack, Zoom call, read the news, Slack, write, Zoom call, write, drink ...

Four years ago, New York/Detroit-based startup Astrohaus released the Freewrite, a "smart" electronic typewriter designed for distraction-free writing. Now, the company is crowdfunding the 50-percent ...

I’ve been a technology journalist for 10 years now and have written thousands of news articles, reviews and analysis pieces in that time. But lately I’ve wanted to change it up and do some writing ...

Between our laptops and our phones, we’re more connected than ever to what’s going on in the world, to what our friends and family are doing on social media and to information in general. It’s not ...

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 ...

Freewrite, a smart typewriter that originally launched on Kickstarter as the Hemingwrite, is finally ready for the spotlight. Last year at CES the company showed us a prototype, and we were impressed.

In a few short days it will be November again, and nearly 800,000 people will attempt to write a novel as part of National Novel Writing Month. Some will succeed but many will fail, with no shortage ...

As a hardware startup, Astrohaus stands apart because of its unique offerings focused specifically on writers and writing. Its debut product, the Freewrite, looked like an old-school travel typewriter ...

These days, I write with my fingertips. We all do. And so, anything that changes that sensation stands out. Today, instead of chiclet keys on an Apple laptop, I am clacking at the white, mechanical ...

riting on a computer is awful. Without discipline – in my case, at least – an effort to get out 1,000 words of non-fiction usually ends up consisting of thirty minutes of web browsing before writing, ...