Created by Jack Zylkin, the USB Typewriter is a new and groundbreaking innovation in the field of obsolescence.  Lovers of the look, feel, and quality of old fashioned manual typewriters can now use them as keyboards for any USB-capable computer, such as a PC, Mac, or even iPad!

“Typewriters are just really beautiful and elegant machines, and it struck me as sad that they have been forgotten and neglected, especially since most computer technology today is so disposable and utilitarian. People love typewriters, and lots of people have them on their mantle or in their attic, but there is just no place for them on a modern computer desk. So, with the USB Typewriter project I am trying to rescue typewriters from garages and attics and put them to use again.” – Jack Zylkin

If you’d like to try your hand at modifying your own typewriter; easy-to-assemble D.I.Y. kits are available here.

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Tags: D.I.Y. kits, iPad, Jack Zylkin, Mac, PC, technology, USB, USB Typewriter

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