Key Switches

Some tech trends just sort of gently creep into view. Such is the case with the growing prevalence of new types of mechanical switches on laptops and slim keyboards.

Das Keyboard has a new gaming keyboard coming, the X50, and it will be outfitted with Omron-made "Gamma Zulu" switches--which look and feel just like Logitech's Romer-G switches.

Perhaps it’s somewhat ludicrous to offer to let people hear what something “silent” sounds like, but here we are.

In a video, we explore what Hall Effect keyboard switches are, how they work, and why they're in some ways preferable to standard mechanical switches.

The intriguing analog Wooting One keyboard finished a trial production run, meaning the device is close to being ready for mass production. One issue remains, though.

Razer created a new switch--a sort-of-mechanical "Mecha Membrane" affair--and baked some into a pair of new, squarish keyboards paired with the biggest, squishiest wrest rest I've ever seen.

I-Rock's latest strange concoction is a LEGO-compatible mechanical keyboard with, of all things, Alps switch clones.

Although they are currently on few shipping products, some keyboard makers are planning to release optical switches on devices in the near future, and many more are exploring the idea.