The creators of the the Freewrite line of smart typewriters is branching out into mechanical keyboards at CES 2025, but with a twist.

This is not a new goal for Astrohaus, which has produced several devices to help people write without distractions. For example, the company's Freewrite Alpha is a $350 standalone writing gadget with an embedded monochrome screen. The Wordrunner, however, is a traditional keyboard that connects to a computer.

The Freewrite Wordrunner is a mechanical keyboard meant for writers. It sports a tenkeyless design with a set of custom function keys catering to common writing

The Freewrite Wordrunner features a compact tenkeyless design, a body made from durable die-cast aluminum, backlit “high-quality tactile switches,” and several layers of sound deadening so it can be used in shared spaces without becoming a distraction to others.

Astrohaus has cornered a very specific niche. The Michigan-based startup builds hardware for writers looking to eliminate distractions. It’s really tough

CES is in full swing, and we're seeing all of the most interesting tech that our favorite companies have to offer. Among the sea of announcements, we have

The Freewrite Wordrunner from Astrohaus has a few tricks and tweaks to help you stay focused on your writing. One could be addictive.

Enter the Freewrite Wordrunner, an upcoming wireless keyboard that's designed to help those of us who write for a living. The 88-key, tenkeyless Wordrunner has a raft of unique, writer-friendly features including a electromechanical "wordometer" that counts your words like your car's odometer counts miles (or km).