Keyboards

Discover the latest keyboard reviews, releases, and industry news. Explore mechanical switches, gaming peripherals, and tech innovations from top brands keeping Aussie typists and gamers ahead.

Close-up of the Keybytes modular keyboard showing individual magnetic key modules connected together

Peripherals

Keybytes Modular Keyboard Snaps Together Like Lego Bricks

The Keybytes modular keyboard lets builders snap magnetic key modules together, each with its own microcontroller, to create a fully custom layout.

Mchose Ace68 V2 hall effect keyboard shown in white with translucent keycaps and metal trim

Peripherals

Mchose Ace68 V2 Adds Rapid Trigger Button to Budget Keyboard

Mchose's updated Ace68 V2 hall effect keyboard adds a hardware rapid trigger switch, fresh finishes, and the same compact 60-percent layout.

Cherry MX Illuma switches shown with integrated RGB lenses and redesigned housings

Peripherals

Cherry Refreshes Its Switch Lineup With MX Illuma and Emerald Reef

Cherry has launched its MX Illuma Red and Brown switches alongside the community-designed MX Emerald Reef, refining wobble, noise and RGB clarity.

Corsair Cyberpunk peripheral collection featuring a white keyboard, mouse and headset

Peripherals

Corsair Unveils New Cyberpunk Peripheral Collection

Corsair has launched two licensed Cyberpunk peripheral collections with CD Projekt Red, including a new Edgerunners 2 lineup and a refreshed white Arasaka set.

Epomaker HE60 wireless magnetic gaming keyboard with 60 percent layout and carry strap

Peripherals

Epomaker HE60 Brings Wooting-Style Hall Effect Keys, Cheaper

The Epomaker HE60 packs Hall effect switches, 8 kHz polling and dual wireless modes into a 60% layout clearly inspired by the Wooting 60HE.

Atari 800XL remake computer shown in its classic beige case with a mechanical keyboard

Gaming

Atari 800XL Remake Brings Back a Classic With HDMI

Retro Games Ltd has opened pre-orders for the Atari 800XL remake, a faithful but modernised take on Atari's 1983 home computer.

Gateron Low Profile Silent Black mechanical keyboard switch with clear top housing

Peripherals

Gateron’s New Silent Low Profile Black Switch Cuts Keyboard Noise

Gateron has released the Low Profile Silent Black switch, a quieter linear option built for noise-sensitive typists and office use.

Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Mini 8KHz compact 60% gaming keyboard on a desk

Peripherals

Razer Shrinks Its Flagship Switches Into a 60% Keyboard

Razer has squeezed its flagship analogue optical switches and 8000Hz polling into a new 60% keyboard, the Huntsman V3 Pro Mini 8KHz.

NuPhyLab 3D models shown as printable wrist rest and knob files for NuPhy keyboards

3D Printers · Peripherals

NuPhy Opens NuPhyLab GitHub With 3D Printable Keyboard Parts

NuPhy has opened a GitHub repository called NuPhyLab, sharing free 3D models and engineering files for keyboard accessories and mods.

Keychron K8 HE All-Wood mechanical keyboard with walnut wood bottom case and brown metal side panel

Peripherals

Keychron K8 HE All-Wood Trades Plastic for Walnut

Keychron has given its K8 HE gaming keyboard a walnut wood bottom case and brown metal side panels for a warmer sound and steampunk look.

Turtle Beach Vulcan II XP Air keyboard shown from the front with low-profile keycaps and RGB lighting

Peripherals

Turtle Beach’s Vulcan II XP Air Adds Gesture Controls to a Keyboard

Turtle Beach's new Vulcan II XP Air keyboard uses a touch-free gesture sensor to control media and dim its RGB lighting automatically.

HP GT06 mechanical keyboard shown in full-size layout with RGB backlighting

Peripherals

HP’s GT06 Mechanical Keyboard Brings Full-Size Layout Back

HP's new GT06 mechanical keyboard bucks the compact trend with a full-size layout, 8,000Hz polling and gasket-mounted construction.

Tiwaz split keyboard shown with dual thumb joysticks and hot-swap mechanical switches

Peripherals

Tiwaz Split Keyboard Adds Joysticks for One-Handed Gaming

The open-source Tiwaz split keyboard mixes ergonomic design with dual thumb joysticks, turning each half into a standalone gaming controller.

Mchose Ace75 Hall effect keyboard shown in a colour-matched aluminium case on Kickstarter

Peripherals

Mchose Ace75 Hall Effect Keyboard Lands on Kickstarter

Mchose has launched the Ace75 Hall effect keyboard on Kickstarter, offering a 75% layout, magnetic switches and four colour options.

Framework One Key Module low-profile keyboard prototype on a Framework Laptop 16 chassis

Peripherals

Framework Scraps Its Custom Low-Profile Keyboard Module

Framework has ended development of its custom Framework One Key Module low-profile keyboard system, unable to make the manufacturing economics work.