As we glide our fingers over the screens of our smartphones and tablets, or chatter to our computer instead of typing at it, it is easy to forget how far input devices have evolved since the first ...

My setup now bristles with four separate input devices and a new webcam. Photo: David Snow/Cult of Mac Guess what, it’s time for another installment of Dave’s Setup Upgrades. Only about six weeks ...

Apple has been granted a patent for “Computer Systems With Handheld Controllers.” Basically, it involves controlling Macs, iPhone, and iPads with Apple Vision Pros and/or Apple Pencils. The patent ...

The very first computer mouse, something that we’d recognize as an ancestor of modern pointing devices, was invented in 1964 at the Stanford Research Institute. Douglas Engelbart and his team crammed ...

Future Mac keyboards could have a pop-out key that doubles as a mouse. Apple has been granted a patent for a “deployable mouse key.” The tech giant says the computer mouse has become an essential ...

For a brief period last year, it seemed that AI-powered gadgets like the Rabbit R1 were going to be the next big thing. People were fascinated by the idea of replacing their smartphones with tiny ...