For anyone who has owned a boombox or an old(er) cassette player, the digital age volume controls feel incredibly awkward. Keep pressing buttons to get the volume just right can get tiresome real ...

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E features a giant touchscreen, and at the bottom is a sizable knob for volume control. I love it. There, stuck on a touchscreen, is a physical knob. Twist it! Spin it!

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, consumer electronics manufacturers knew their way around knobs. The feel of the volume control knob was paramount, and I can’t explain why, but there was a real ...

You might have noticed that mechanical keyboards have gained a lot of popularity over the past decade, with dedicated groups and stores designing custom boards and pads, like Cannonkeys and Novelkeys.

Most desks accumulate a scattered collection of control devices over time. There’s the keyboard and mouse, maybe a Stream Deck for shortcuts, a volume knob for your speakers, a phone running smart ...

If you buy expensive computer speakers, they often have a volume knob you can mount somewhere on your desk so you aren’t dependent on the onboard volume control. [Kris S] decided to build his own ...