Fancy keyboard is fancy. → Read More
I am losing the war on clutter. Apparently my desk can spew gadgets, cables and crap out hidden orifices. So instead of fighting the power by actually cleaning, I picked up both the Microsoft Arc Keyboard and Apple Wireless Keyboard in a desperate attempt to regain my sanity. My thought was that maybe, with their smaller frames and wireless capability, I could peacefully co-exist with the crap on… → Read More
If the $180 price tag of Logitech’s diNovo Edge wireless keyboard is a bit too high to stomach, Brando will sell you an $86 knockoff. It’s called the “Rapoo 2900,” which has to be one of the worst product names in the history of consumer electronics. → Read More
Short version: A competent, but unremarkable keyboard. If you like Microsoft keyboards, spend the extra cash for the fancier and cooler X6. → Read More
Why learn to actually use a keyboard nowadays? It’s all ROFL, LMAO, RTFM, TLDR, and GFY anyway. In that spirit — or in the spirit of helping “hunt ‘n peck typists or novices and young beginners,” according to the product description – the $23 Fast Finger keyboard makes the complicated QWERTY layout and difficulty of typing 3-4 letter acronyms a thing of the past. → Read More
The jog wheel. A must for anyone who edits video on a regular basis. Well, maybe not a “must” but definitely handy. They’re expensive, though, as evidenced by this otherwise normal keyboard that costs $272 thanks to the attached jog wheel. → Read More
If you’ve been reading CrunchGear since this past summer, you should probably call a psychiatrist immediately may remember the iKey AK-39 military-grade wrist keyboard, which was basically a small-ish keyboard made for a soldier to wear on his or her wrist in order to manipulate a rugged, portable computer. Well iKey’s got a new keypad now, and it’s an OEM product meant to integrate directly… → Read More
Using “the industry’s most advanced anti-ghosting technology,” Microsoft’s upcoming SideWinder X4 gaming keyboard “takes anti-ghosting to the next level by allowing gamers to press up to 26 keys at once.” And all for around $60! → Read More
People at work know you even though they haven’t met you. “Oh, Carl? Yeah, the keyboard guy. Dude LOVES keyboards. Won’t shut up about them. I heard he’s crazy. Like, Judo crazy. Like, don’t say anything bad about keyboards or he’ll put you in some weird Judo hold.”
If that sounds like you, Carl, then get $14 ready. → Read More
Remember that Enermax Caesar I reviewed? Decent keyboard. A friend of mine is still using it and she likes it just fine. It was a more fancy keyboard than this, what with the cool mesh styling and media keys, but it wasn’t nearly as slim. The new Acrylux keyboard, available in wired and wireless versions, has made thin its top priority. → Read More
Short of just building a keyboard entirely of Purell, this is probably the next best thing. Priced at $899, you’ll probably never see the Vioguard self-sanitizing keyboard in your own home (unless you’re really a stickler for cleanliness) but it may find a home in various laboratories or other locations where proper disinfection is a top priority. → Read More
When we first mentioned Microsoft’s new keyboard idea, it was mentioned that there would be a contest, and students all over the place would be competing to create the coolest applications for the device. Well, the contest is over and the winners have been announced. So if you were thinking of entering, too bad. You’ll have to wait for the multi-touch mouse contest.
So they had three categories… → Read More
Here’s what you get when you take a BlackBerry and replace the screen with a trackpad – a nice remote control for an HTPC. It’s compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac and uses wireless RF signals to communicate with an included USB receiver. → Read More
Hooray for illuminated keyboards! Boo to buying new keyboards! There’s got to be a better way! Ah, wonderful, here are some glow in the dark keyboard stickers for nine bucks. In yo’ face, replacement keyboard! → Read More
Microsoft Hardware’s new Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard is a sexy little number. And its companion is a sexy little numpad. Thin keyboards tend to have short key throws, which is less comfortable for some, but on the other hand, it’s thin enough to slip into… why not, a manila envelope. → Read More
Adesso’s got a new keyboard with built-in trackpad for $60. The Adesso SlimTouch “features low profile quiet tactile membrane keys and has an elegant sleek design with metallic accent.” → Read More
While some might see keyboard redesigns as reinventing the wheel, the examples of innovation in devices thought to have plateaued are too numerous to count. That’s certainly not to say that every weird new mutation of a gadget is going to catch on, but we can’t dismiss development on ostensibly “final” hardware as being useless.
The latest example is coming out of Microsoft Hardware, where… → Read More
I just returned from helping my Grandma set up a computer for typing out stuff, and incredibly, see this “hunt and peck” keyboard being offered on the ol’ internets. “Why, that would be perfect for Grandma,” I think, since she isn’t a very good touch typist. But upon closer inspection, this keyboard is bafflingly user-unfriendly. Look at a key on your keyboard. How many letters are on it? One or… → Read More
TwitterSoldier69: What a day! Glad it’s almost lunch! Need to reload machine gun later! Mondays, blah!
The iKey AK-39 may just be the most intimidating keyboard ever. Well, maybe not but it does look pretty cool for a keyboard. It features green LED backlighting and can even be configured in night-vision mode. → Read More
I can’t remember the last time I wanted to eat a peripheral this badly. Please obseve a keyboard made of graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows. It’s the S’more Keyboard. → Read More
Hello there, seemingly useful wireless keyboard and mouse combo. The Cideko Air Keyboard features a full QWERTY keypad, plus it functions as a mouse in mid-air! Just move it to and fro and watch your on-screen cursor move along with it. → Read More
The keyboard everyone in the world drooled over for months and months is out there on the market. It’s got its own LCD screen, it looks slick as hell, and it costs a mint. You know you want it, but should you really buy it? → Read More
Interesting. Here’s a small-footprint keyboard and trackpad combo with the obvious oddity being that the keys are on one side while the trackpad is on the other. The Econo-Keys EK-76-TP is designed “for medical and industrial environments” by being easy to clean and resistant to dust and dirt. Oh, and it costs $131, so it’s not exactly consumer-friendly. But the idea’s there. → Read More
Behold the future (of keyboards). New from far away lands comes this $69 wireless slim keyboard with “Smart TouchPad.” See that touchpad in the lower right corner there? It’s a multitouch trackpad that switches to a ten-key number pad — like magic! → Read More
We reviewed the Das Keyboard during our keyboard roundup back in the day, and I don’t think I ran into this problem. Blogger Barney has found that when keys are pressed in rapid succession on his Das Keyboard, the letters always show up on the screen as if he’d pressed the leftmost keys first, then the ones on the right.
He even made a special little tool to test and show this, as any truly… → Read More
I’m surprised that it’s taken this long for one of these flat, easily washable keyboards to be clearly aimed at the medical establishment, not just in marketing but in design. The Medigenic Infection-control keyboard (catchy) is totally flat, and only appears to have a three-dimensional surface. This means it’s super easy to wipe down after some patient yaks all over it, or an infected monkey… → Read More
The Wii Cordless Keyboard from Logitech is eligible for a $20 mail-in rebate until March 7th. Amazon carries the keyboard for $39.99 before the rebate, although it’s currently out of stock. If you don’t mind waiting a bit, though, you can buy it now and Amazon will ship it to you when it’s back in stock. → Read More
What good is that Optimus keyboard without World of Warcraft? None good, I say, which is why it brings me great joy to see this homebrew WoW layout. It was created by one of the blokes at an Optimus Keyboard message board—message boards are the new salons—and is primarily for Warlocks. → Read More
More news on the G19: Amazon is now taking pre-orders. No more news on the release date, other than that it’s supposed to be in May. I just hope Logitech doesn’t have to slip it again. I’m really looking forward to this sexy thing. → Read More
Those lucky bastards (with whom we have a wonderful relationship) at Laptop Magazine got the new Asus Eee 1000HE yesterday and apparently the Sony/MacBook style chiclet keyboard is “like night and day” over previous Eee models – the 1000H, in particular. → Read More
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