The Sidephone is a modern phone with an Android-based operating system and a touchscreen display. But it also looks like a classic dumb phone with a candybar-style layout featuring a small screen ...

Ford's SecuriCode keypad was first introduced in 1980, originally featured on the Thunderbird and Lincoln Continental Mark VI, it became a standard feature on many of its vehicles. The technology hasn ...

GE Lighting seems to be bucking a trend with its all-new GE Cync Keypad Dimmer Smart Switch. Most new-to-the-market smart lighting controls do their best to not look like smart lighting controls. This ...

Long before smartphones could unlock a car, Ford offered a way to access a vehicle without a physical key. The Securicode entry system dates back to 1980 when Lincoln, Ford's luxury division, debuted ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. There is a scene in Back to the Future 2 where Marty’s ...

In an amazing piece of technology history, a Nokia internal presentation from after the iPhone's 2007 unveiling shows what the company was thinking, and what Nokia got wrong in its analysis. Nokia ...

When entering text in the Special Instructions input field on a mobile device, the on-screen keypad overlaps the input field, making it difficult for users to see what they are typing. This affects ...

Naming conventions are important if you're a Java developer. Naming conventions not only make your Java code easier to read, they make your code self-documenting as well. Fellow developers can tell in ...

Which numeric keypad is the best? If you have a small laptop, you may find the row of number keys on your device hinders your functionality. This is especially true for people like accountants and ...

Q: Why are the rows on a calculator or number keypad arranged with the lowest numbers at the bottom when we normally read from top to bottom? And why are phone keypads arranged with the lowest numbers ...

Yale’s latest electronic lock won’t connect to your other smart home gear or to your smartphone, but it’s easy to install and manage. It covers the basics in style. Yale’s parade of high-tech locks ...