[bobricious] might have just cracked it. For his Hackaday Prize entry, he’s created a tiny USB keyboard out of tact switches. What’s the secret? An entire panel of PCBs. It looks great ...

A mechanical keyboard gets its name from the fact that there is a mechanical switch under the keycap. Rather than a rubber membrane that provides mushy resistance to your keystroke, a mechanical ...

you’re probably wondering what all the different types of mechanical keyboard switches are. What’s the difference between ...

In the early 1990’s you could get a 4-port KVM which was little more than an AV-style switch. The transition of keyboards to USB brought with it a big upgrade to the KVM hardware. In 2000 ...

A physical keyboard that uses an individual spring and switch for each key. Today, only premium keyboards are built with key switches; however, they were also used in the past, such as in the ...

A mechanical keyboard that uses infrared light and photoelectric switches to detect a key press. Keyboards with optical switches have a quicker reaction time than metal switches and have a longer ...

so finding one that feels right comes down to finding your preferred key-switch "flavor." (Key switches are the actuation mechanisms under the top of the key, or keycap.) Our mechanical key switch ...

Mechanical keyboards offer clicky feedback, while membrane keyboards are cheaper and quieter. Scissor switches improve ...

Plastic case. Uncommon/proprietary switches. Lacks aftermarket customization. You need to move a slider to wake the keyboard from idle. The K2 HE keyboard is available in both a standard and ...

except it switches the tabs backward from right to left. It is also compatible across multiple browsers, systems, and devices. Control (Ctrl) + Number Key (1-9) This shortcut allows you to zero in ...

From the RGB to the macros and the hot-swappable key switches, the Razer BlackWidow V4 75% is a compact board with tons of features, including some of our favorite mechanical key switches on a ...

so finding one that feels right comes down to finding your preferred key-switch "flavor." (Key switches are the actuation mechanisms under the top of the key, or keycap.) Our mechanical key switch ...