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Giants Logitech, Microsoft, and Razer have been in the gaming keyboard market for years, along with others such as Saitek and Steelseries. Additionally, Thermaltake has recently released a few gaming keyboards to mix up the market a bit. Now, Gigabyte has a released its own gaming keyboard, set to compete with classics such as the Logitech G15 and Saitek Cyborg gaming keyboards. Gigabyte claims "The design of Aivia™ K8100 Gaming Keyboard has been inspired by ultra-high-end sports car whose outward appearance and performance are superior to that of its contemporaries." Despite the weird design description, the feature set of this new keyboard is compelling. ...read more

Facebook has become a hugely popular way for people to connect to each other online. Now the huge "trendy" thing to do, millions of people waste their lives away spend a lot of time on facebook. So much so that many mobile devices ship with facebook support and that there is some hardware aimed at supplementing users' facebook experiences out there. So why not a keyboard? That's apparently what startup Social Keyboards thought too. ...read more

It's official, folks, we no longer care if Disney's remake of the classic Tron movie blows chunks. Don't get us wrong, we really hope it doesn't, but either way, the real winner here is Razer, the gaming-centric company who just unveiled some of the sexiest gaming gear we've ever seen.

Just when you thought the whole luminescent light show theme was tired and overdone, Razer's trio of Tron gaming peripherals -- keyboard, mouse, and mousepad -- proves you can still release a killer looking product with glowing blue lights.

Of course, this is Razer we're talking about, as well as Disney, so any notions that these would carry pedestrian price points are just foolish. The gaming mouse and mousepad duo runs $130, or you can pick up the mouse by itself for $100. And the keyboard? A buck-fifty, homeslice (that's $150 for you stuffy office types). Hit the link for the full details on each item. source

"Although Thermaltake is not really a name you’d associate with gaming peripherals, the company’s latest move promises to change that. On Cebit 2010, the company decided to show off their new gaming peripheral product line called Tt Esports.

The high end keyboard will come with red caps in case you want to accent W, S, A, D and arrow keys, which is pretty nice. The keys are backlit with the color of choice. " source

"The Fast Finger keyboard was made for people, mainly children, who are not yet comfortable with the QWERTY layout of most keyboards. It's also made for people who'd love to use just one button to type TTYL, L8R or BRB.

I saw this keyboard at Toy Fair 2010 in New York City yesterday in one of the aisles that had educational games for kids. The keys on the Fast Finger keyboard are laid out in alphabetical order, though a press of one button can rewire those keys to work in the standard QWERTY order instead. As you can see, it's simply a matter of the keys functioning based on the white characters printed on them or the red ones." source

"Logitech raised a few eyebrows with the longevous battery life on the MK700, and for its encore the company is bringing even more endurance with a claimed three-year battery life for both the keyboard and mouse -- a feat it claims to have been first to achieve. Aggressive power-saving algorithms are the purported reason you won't have to swap out the AA cells for a cool 36 months, but Logitech is quick to reassure us that these optimizations won't be causing any unseemly lag. It's also quite boastful about the MK710 coming equipped with its teeny Unifying receiver to really minimize peripheral clutter. If only the keyboard wasn't the size of a spaceship's dashboard, we too might have been interested in dishing out the $99 and saying farewell to our wires. Either way, the combo is hitting Europe this month with Americans having to wait a bit for an April launch." source

"Today Microsoft Hardware unveiled a new keyboard that’s designed to live where you do. Inspired by home accessories like flatware and lighting fixtures, the new Arc Keyboard weighs less than a pound and is easy to move with your laptop where you need to go. Its unique domed keyset comfortably rests on your lap so you can kick back and work on the couch or type away on the kitchen counter." source