This new mechanical keyboard for writers could be your productivity secret weapon

Mechanical keyboards are largely associated with gaming, but a new one from Astrohaus has another demographic in mind.

The Astrohaus company, which has refused to let the typewriter die, has gained a reputation in the world of writing for its distraction-free devices -- small keyboards with displays that let you write without apps, notifications, or browsers asking for your attention.

Freewrite Wordrunner

For the first time, the company is introducing a mechanical keyboard designed for use with computers -- but still with writing in mind.

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Called the Freewrite Wordrunner, the device is a normal mechanical keyboard but with some writer-specific tweaks.

Instead of the usual function keys across the top, the Wordrunner has keys for navigating and editing documents -- commands like find, replace, paragraph up, paragraph down, and undo. Three customizable buttons labeled "zap," "pow," and "bam ...