The ROKR wooden typewriter: a closer look

In April I posted about the wooden typewriter from Chinese model kit company ROKR. Easily believing Rokr's prominent warning that this is "NOT A TYPING TOOL," I took it to be a charming, though arguably somewhat kitschy, tribute to typewriters rather than an actual writing machine.It turns out that the warning on Rokr's ad is overly cautious. Their typewriter does type!Their website is less modest:Assemble a real working typewriter you can actually use, complete with moving keys, a rolling carriage, an ink ribbon, and that familiar ding at the end of each line. Type your message on paper and experience this mechanical office staple from the not-so-distant past.Numerous YouTube videos confirm that the device can type. OK, only in capital letters, and certainly not as smoothly and reliably as the Underwood that inspired it, but it does write. For $119.99, this is an affordable way to get a brand-new writing machine! Or at least, a way to type a few notes.I haven't tried it myself, but…