diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48d86a1..4dab977 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
 libterm
 =======
 
-A Rust Termios wrapper, providing various useful abstractions for dealing with terminals.
+A pure Rust library for handling, manipulating and reading information about terminals. This provides a full-featured alternative to Termbox.
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Raw mode.
+- Cursor movement.
+- Color output.
+- Text formatting.
+- Console size.
+- Control sequences.
+- Termios control.
+- Password input.
+
+TODO
+----
+
+- Mouse input
 
 Usage
 -----
diff --git a/examples/read.rs b/examples/read.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b31816c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/read.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+extern crate libterm;
+
+use libterm::ReadExt;
+use std::io::{Write, stdout, stdin};
+
+fn main() {
+    let stdout = stdout();
+    let mut stdout = stdout.lock();
+    let mut stdin = stdin();
+
+    stdout.write(b"password: ").unwrap();
+    stdout.flush().unwrap();
+
+    let pass = stdin.read_passwd();
+
+    if let Some(pass) = pass {
+        stdout.write(pass.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        stdout.write(b"\n").unwrap();
+    } else {
+        stdout.write(b"Error\n").unwrap();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/simple.rs b/examples/simple.rs
index 2b0d798..55cd65f 100644
--- a/examples/simple.rs
+++ b/examples/simple.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 extern crate libterm;
 
-use libterm::{TermControl, raw_mode, Color, Mode};
+use libterm::{TermControl, raw_mode, Color, Mode, ReadExt};
 use std::io::{Read, Write, stdout, stdin};
 
 fn main() {
     let _raw = raw_mode();
-    let mut stdout = stdout();
-    let stdin = stdin();
+    let stdout = stdout();
+    let mut stdout = stdout.lock();
+    let mut stdin = stdin();
 
     stdout.goto(5, 5).unwrap();
     stdout.clear().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/extra.rs b/src/extra.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7c6410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extra.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::io::Read;
+use raw_mode;
+
+/// Extension to `Read` trait.
+pub trait ReadExt {
+    /// Read a password.
+    fn read_passwd(&mut self) -> Option<String>;
+}
+
+impl<R: Read> ReadExt for R {
+    fn read_passwd(&mut self) -> Option<String> {
+        let _raw = raw_mode();
+        let mut string = String::with_capacity(30);
+
+        for c in self.chars() {
+            match if let Ok(c) = c {
+                c
+            } else {
+                return None;
+            } {
+                '\x00' | '\x03' | '\x04' => return None,
+                '\r' => return Some(string),
+                b => string.push(b),
+            }
+        }
+
+        Some(string)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 34b2da9..03f76b2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+#![feature(io)]
 #![feature(libc)]
+
 #[warn(missing_docs)]
 
 extern crate libc;
@@ -19,3 +21,6 @@ pub use color::Color;
 
 mod mode;
 pub use mode::Mode;
+
+mod extra;
+pub use extra::ReadExt;