Custom mechanical keyboards are expensive due to the use of premium materials and pricey components like switches and keycaps. Barebones kits offer a cheaper alternative to "true" custom builds, but ...

Gaming peripheral company Razer announced today that it will be entering the customizable keyboard market, releasing keycaps, cables, and wrist rests, allowing owners of its keyboards to add some ...

Fancy gaming keyboard keycaps are nothing new, but a crafty Etsy maker has conjured up a spacebar with tiny Pokemon living inside. The custom keys feature elemental biomes paired with familiar ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to make a custom keyboard. Rather than relying on a pre-built design, if you build your own DIY gaming keyboard you get an an endless amount of choice and ...

Mechanical keyboards have taken the PC gaming community by storm. Enthusiasts have been sharing photos and videos of their latest acquisitions, attending keyboard meetups, and joining communities to ...

Mechanical keyboards are more than a product category. Over the last decade they’ve become an online phenomenon, with an enormous community of fans and tinkerers (including yours truly) joining in the ...

As with any other community, it takes all kinds to make the keyboard world go ’round. Some like them thicc — more backing for the clacking and all — but some like them sleek and prefer the slimmest ...

On January 19, 2020, Nathan Kim uploaded a video to his YouTube channel, Taeha Types. Within weeks he had more than 40,000 new subscribers and a rush of new commission requests. The content that led ...

Before the 1990s, mechanical keyboards were the norm, and it wasn’t until after companies discovered membrane keyboards were cheaper to make that they became the new standard. Although cheaper, ...

Did you know that blank keycaps exist for mechanical keyboards? They’re keycaps with no lettering on them whatsoever. They come in all kinds of colors to fit your personal tastes, too. (The pastel ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. NuPhy is rapidly gaining a reputation for making some of ...

Keyboard maker McHose has launched its first full CNC aluminum, custom mechanical keyboard. The GX87 was launched on Indiegogo back in August with a starting price of just $89. The GX87 is being ...