As a child, I often woke to the sound of my mother typing. I’d hear a spatter of sound, a pause, a tentative tap or two, some silence, then more taps. With the staccato music of the typewriter coming ...

Those of us working office jobs know how quiet it can get — headphones go on and the subtle clicking of modern keyboards fades away. It would seem such a setup makes for solid productivity, but The ...

Listener Jim Apfelbaum of Austin, Texas, takes us back in time as he praises the sounds of his typewriter as part of our series "SoundClips." Now another SoundClip. Listeners from around the country ...

“To the surprise of Times journalists, a tall speaker on a stand has been erected in the newsroom to pump out typewriter sounds, to increase energy levels and help reporters to hit deadlines. The ...

It was once ubiquitous in the office or home and now the typewriter is experiencing a rebirth thanks to the efforts of a Philadelphia engineer. Jack Zylkin, 27, has created what he calls the ‘USB ...

On its own, the sound of a manual typewriter is almost musical. The percussion of the keys being depressed, the ding and the scratch of the carriage as it's pushed back to its starting point all work ...

The Times newspaper has installed a speaker in their newsroom which pumps out the sound of an old fashioned typewriter. So will the sound evoke memories of a newsroom from the past, or just annoy the ...

1870 – Thomas Edison invented the first electric typewriter, which used electrical input to type remotely; however, the ...

Can you hear that? That’s the sound of me typing this article out on my new typewriter. Yes, it is still 2014. I’m just trying out Hanx Writer, a typewriter app for the iPad, brought to you by Tom ...