Typing could have evolved very differently, and these layouts are the evidence.

"Fingers on the home row!" Those words were drilled into us every single day in basic keyboarding class in high school. What is the "home row," you may wonder? Well, knowing the "home row" is the ...

A few years back I was at a convention somewhere and I stumbled into Palm's booth. They were showcasing a small half-qwerty keyboard. I was instantly in love, but didn't have the $$$ to drop on one.

Most native English speakers are accustomed to the QWERTY keyboard, using it regularly on their phone, home computer, or at work. Start typing at speed on a German keyboard, though, and you'll quickly ...