A newly-published Apple patent application reveals the company is investigating a system that helps users efficiently employ the touch type method, or typing on a keyboard without looking at one's ...

After decades of working with computers, I started to develop some wrist and arm pain a few year ago. So I switched from using whatever random mouse I could find for under $20 to using input devices ...

The market for tablet computers is exploding, with an estimated 100 million units that will be in use by 2013. The tablet form factor is very compelling because of its small size, light weight, and ...

A recent Apple patent filing reveals an invention for hand-writing recognition for pen-based computers. The news sparked a new wave of speculation about Apple’s possible mobile tablet plans. Meanwhile ...

Air Display not only gives you a wireless computer screen extender, but also works as a tablet input device. You can use your finger to draw directly on the screen's surface. Try it with a calculator, ...

Wacom graphics tablets offer Mac users a range of input-device alternatives, with options based on size, price and features. Most Wacom tablets use a USB connection to provide power and data support, ...

Though Apple has shunned the stylus in favor of multi-touch on the iPhone and iPod touch, a new patent application suggests the company is investigating superior handwriting and input recognition via ...

A peripheral device (hardware) that generates input for the computer such as a keyboard, scanner, mouse or digitizer tablet. Contrast with output device. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All ...

Speculation about the Apple Tablet mostly focuses on what the device is, not how it works. Text input, more than anything else, is the problem Apple needs to solve to make this work. So how will they ...

Why it matters: Android tablets have seen huge improvements over the years, but even the best slates from the likes of Samsung struggle to compete against the iPads and their excellent iPadOS. However ...