I've had my eye on Astrohaus Freewrite products for a while. The company has made all kinds of keyboard-and-screen devices that are designed to eliminate distractions and allow you to get down to just writing. But I could never quite pull the trigger and get myself away from my usual writing apps, so I never seriously considered a Freewrite keyboard. Until now, that is.
That's because at CES 2025 Astrohaus has just announced (via The Verge) the Freewrite Wordrunner, which ditches the screen in favour of a standalone keyboard so you can use it with a device and application of your choosing. Instead of the usual Freewrite e-ink display, the Wordrunner has a word counter, a timer, a red joystick, and writing-focused keys in lieu of function keys.
