Astrohaus Freewrite Wordrunner keyboard with built-in word counter and timer coming to Kickstarter

The Astrohaus team unveiled the Freewriter Wordrunner keyboard at CES yesterday. It’s coming to Kickstarter soon, and, for those interested, can be reserved for $1 for extra special pricing. If you don’t want to pay the $1, you can also just sign up to be notified when it hits Kickstarter.

This is a good move by Astrohaus as the distraction-free space is incredibly competitive, with many options available now, as well as coming soon. While there’s nothing really distraction-free about this keyboard, the fact that it has an onboard word counter and timer means it can be a nice productivity tool, regardless of your preferred platform or software.

I’ve owned, and own, all of the previous Astrohaus distraction-free writing devices. They’re generally very good, and I’ve always considered the mechanical keyboard on the flagship Smart Typewriter to feature a superb typing experience. It makes me think that this mechanical keyboard, despite the plethora of superb mechanical keyboard options out there, could still be a standout.