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Leather Keyboard from Japanese Artist, Only For Expert Touch-Typers

Remember the beautiful gold and flowers keyboards from a few months back? This new keyboard from Japanese artist Kazuharu Sakura should probably go in the same “typing nightmare” category. Because it’s handmade, and leather is a pretty unusual thing to have your keys made from… but they’re missing something important. Legends. So, if you’re into…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

“No-Key” Glass Touch-Keyboard is Antithesis of Steampunk

This concept from designer Kong Fanwen lies somewhere between minimalist Apple keyboards, and projecting laser touch ones. The No-Key is very simple: just a light source, a camera and an etched sheet of glass, showing the key positions. You just type, the cam sees your contact with the glass and sends appropriate commands to your…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Datamancer Steampunk Keyboard Reviewed (Verdict: Very IBM Clacky)

Uber steampunk connoisseur, DRM hater, typist, new father and NY Times Bestselling author Cory Doctorow just received his handmade steampunk keyboard from Datamancer and he loves it. He compares it to a “well-oiled manual” and those IBM clacky keyboards that half of you crazy old bastards seem to really enjoy using to wake up your…

Tech News Jason Chen

Kinesis Freestyle is First Ergonomic Snap-In-Two Keyboard for Macs

Sure, ergonomic designs are sometimes more whacky rather than useful, but I reckon the Kinesis Freestyle Solo falls into the latter category. Apparently it’s the first Mac keyboard that allows you to fully separate it into halves. Why’d you want to do that? To adjust the keys into a wrist-friendly, RSI-reducing position, that’s why. There’re…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

‘Really Cool’ Keyboard Is Silent, Waterproof For Underwater Spy-Typing Adventures

This “Really Cool” keyboard mixes two things we really love about keyboards: the ability to type quietly and the ability to withstand a glass of milk being poured on it. It’s completely sealed in a silicone outer shell with “no” moving parts, which explains its waterproof-ness. If our experience with silicone keyboards is worth anything,…

Tech News Jason Chen

Art Lebedev’s Optimus Popularis Keyboard Gets Its First 3D Mockup

We learned that Art Lebedev was planning a new, smaller and “cheaper” addition to the Optimus keyboard lineup with the “Popularis” a while back—but the mockup was basic to say the least. While no new information has been released, we do have a brand new, detailed, 3D mockup to drool over. [LiveJournal] https://gizmodo.com/art-lebedev-plans-popularis-optimus-keyboard-priced-u-392174

Tech News Sean Fallon

I-O Data’s Mini Bluetooth Keyboard is Cute, Looks Familiar

Sure, Bluetooth keyboards that help with text-entry to your cellphone or PDA aren’t new. But this one from I-O Data has three things going for it: it’s petite, it doesn’t fold with over-complicated mechanisms and it’s very cute. Dare I say it’s taken a few style pointers from a bigger, shinier Bluetooth cousin? Yes, I…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Art Lebedev Plans “Popularis” Optimus Keyboard Priced Under $1000

Art Lebedev has unveiled plans for a new addition to the Optimus keyboard family with a keyboard dubbed the “Optimus Popularis.” Details are scarce as the device is only a mock-up at this point—but we do know that it will be shorter than the Maximus, and it it will not use OLED screens to save…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Razer vs. SteelSeries PC Gaming Gear Battlemodo: Which One Made Me a Better Gamer?

Not to be a prick, but I’m a better gamer than probably 80 percent of you. At any given first-person shooter, I will probably kill you more than you kill me, and by a decent margin. The point is, I’m good—but I’m no pro. I’ve actually always been skeptical about “pro” gaming gear, and the…

Reviews Matt Buchanan

SteelSeries 7G Pro Gaming Keyboard Built Like a Tank, Costs Almost as Much

Pro gaming gear maker SteelSeries was better known in a former life as Icemat, but they’re moving forward under the steelier moniker to break into the mainstream US gaming market. Today they’re launching their 7G pro gaming keyboard. It promises to “eliminate ‘anti-ghosting'” by supporting as many simultaneous key presses as there are keys—so you…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Phantom Lapboard Reviewed (Verdict: Holy Bees They’ve Shipped It And It’s Only Half Bad)

Will Smith over at Maximum PC just reviewed the Phantom Lapboard—that keyboard from the Phantom console guys which we first held for ourselves back at E3 2004. Surprise! They think the keyboard “rocks”. Their official position is that the pivoting scheme is comfortable and works great for righties and lefties. The only problem is their…

Tech News Jason Chen

Lightning Review: Kensington Ci70 Keyboard With Built-in Mini USB Cable

The Gadget: Kensington Ci70 compact keyboard with two USB ports and one mini USB cable for easy docking and syncing. The Price: $49.99 The Verdict: The Ci70 is a good typer, but you’ll want this for the mini USB convenience. If you’re a person that often syncs your digital cameras, smartphones or portable hard drives…

Reviews Jason Chen

Kensington Ci70 Keyboard Has USB/Mini USB Ports and Laptop-Styled Keys

We love Kensington’s low-profile keyboards with the laptop style keys, which is why this Ci70 keyboard looks so appetizing. It’s got two USB ports, nothing special, but a mini USB connector that actually hides underneath a cover on top. So to recap, two USB ports, one mini USB cord, really low/quiet style Kensington keys, 35%…

Tech News Jason Chen

Japanese-Style Keyboards Look Almost Too Good for Typing

These traditional Japanese-style keyboards are a class apart from the grey or white boringness of the average keyboard. As well as looking different, and neat these devices are even handmade for that extra “creative” touch. The gold one’s damn attractive and would look cool on many a desk: but not the green “kara kusa” one……

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Kids Are Tearing Apart The OLPC Laptop’s Keyboard Rather Easily

You’d think a laptop from the One Laptop Per Child project would, I don’t know, account for the fact that it’s being used by a child? A child that likes to tear crap apart? Stuff like keyboards? No? Which is why people are seeing keyboards being ripped up rubber piece by rubber piece. A few…

Tech News Jason Chen

Next Gen Optimus Maximus Details: Sub-$800, One-Screen and Raised Keys

Apparently, when Jesus called Art.Lebedev’s Optimus Tactus keyboard “Optimus Retardus” for its lack of physical keys, the design team listened. Or not. Either way, Lebedev’s latest plan is to indeed make a visual keyboard with just one full-color screen as opposed to many tiny ones. But it will overlay physical transparent keys (like on the…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 and Digital Media Keyboard 3000, WOW!

Microsoft continues to step up their design game with two keyboards to follow last month’s good-looking mice. The Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 bundle includes a 2.4GHz wireless keyboard and the previously available 7000 wireless laser mouse. The keyboard was designed for Vista and features an Aero-inspired translucent border, three assignable favorite keys, and the Comfort…

Tech News Benny Goldman

Brando’s Wireless Keyboard has Built-In Touch Pad

So, you’re lying about on your sofa, while using your PC to watch a movie; what would be really nice is a wireless keyboard with a built-in touch pad to control playback. Well, thanks to Brando, you can now have it all. The Wireless USB Keyboard with Touch Pad leaves nothing to the imagination, and…

Tech News Haroon Malik

Optimus Maximus Keyboard Now Shipping (At Last!)

It’s a day some of us never thought would come. Art Lebedev’s Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard is finally shipping to everyone who pre-ordered it. Icing on the OLED cake, the Configuator software is available now, too. If you bought one w/ passive keys, you’ve still got another month though. [Optimus Project]

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Question of the Day: What Type of Keyboards Do You Like?

It seems that computer users are divided up into one of several keyboard camps. The most vocal camp is the really loud and clacky IBM Model M crew who manage to find every single post about keyboards and say “JUST GET A MODEL M OMG!!!”. Then there are the laptop style scissor-key camp who enjoy…

Tech News Jason Chen

Leather Keyboard from Japanese Artist, Only For Expert Touch-Typers

“No-Key” Glass Touch-Keyboard is Antithesis of Steampunk

Datamancer Steampunk Keyboard Reviewed (Verdict: Very IBM Clacky)

Kinesis Freestyle is First Ergonomic Snap-In-Two Keyboard for Macs

‘Really Cool’ Keyboard Is Silent, Waterproof For Underwater Spy-Typing Adventures

Art Lebedev’s Optimus Popularis Keyboard Gets Its First 3D Mockup

I-O Data’s Mini Bluetooth Keyboard is Cute, Looks Familiar

Art Lebedev Plans “Popularis” Optimus Keyboard Priced Under $1000

Razer vs. SteelSeries PC Gaming Gear Battlemodo: Which One Made Me a Better Gamer?

SteelSeries 7G Pro Gaming Keyboard Built Like a Tank, Costs Almost as Much

Phantom Lapboard Reviewed (Verdict: Holy Bees They’ve Shipped It And It’s Only Half Bad)

Lightning Review: Kensington Ci70 Keyboard With Built-in Mini USB Cable

Kensington Ci70 Keyboard Has USB/Mini USB Ports and Laptop-Styled Keys

Japanese-Style Keyboards Look Almost Too Good for Typing

Kids Are Tearing Apart The OLPC Laptop’s Keyboard Rather Easily

Next Gen Optimus Maximus Details: Sub-$800, One-Screen and Raised Keys

Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 and Digital Media Keyboard 3000, WOW!

Brando’s Wireless Keyboard has Built-In Touch Pad

Optimus Maximus Keyboard Now Shipping (At Last!)

Question of the Day: What Type of Keyboards Do You Like?

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