I’ve spent the last few weeks with the Keychron Q5 Pro and Q6 Pro mechanical keyboards, and I think they’re some of the best bang-for-your-buck full-size keyboards you can get today. The Q6 Pro is a traditional full-size keyboard layout with a NumPad and navigation keys, while the Q5 Pro is a slightly more compact … Read more
I spend too much time at my desk. Between doing my job, and then alt-tabbing over to the games I play, it’s easy to lose track of how long I spend sitting at the same computer. Which means I’ve had to invest heavily into making my desk a comfortable place to be. Fortunately, you don’t … Read more
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, Microsoft unveiled a new standard PC … Read more
The new Copilot key takes over the right ctrl button, mirroring the Windows key.Image: Dell Microsoft’s big early 2024 AI push has PC makers dancing along to the siren song of big tech’s new big obsession. Along with the newly-announced XPS lineup of Dell laptops, there’s one small tidbit of information that isn’t nearly as … Read more
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Microsoft wants 2024 to be “the year of the AI PC,” and it’s kicking things off with a significant change to the keyboard on new laptops and PCs. A new Copilot key will ship on a variety of new PCs and laptops from Microsoft’s partners, providing quick access to Microsoft’s AI-powered Windows Copilot experience straight … Read more
There are two solutions to this. A keycap’s width is measured in “u,” so the letters and numbers on your keyboard are all typically “1u.” Since the spacebar on the Creator Board is a 2u, I replaced the keycap with a 1u key, leaving 0.5u gaps on either side. This doesn’t fix anything, but it … Read more
There are few things as polarizing as PC keyboards. There are message boards and subreddits filled to the brim with opinions dissecting every aspect and component, mechanical vs. membrane, different switch mechanisms, and the plastic used in the key caps. There’s good reason for that. You probably spend a lot of time on your keyboard, … Read more
Razer’s “By Gamers, for gamers” tagline has always held true in its keyboard offerings, which have focused almost entirely on bright RGB lighting and maxed-out spec sheets. It’s why I’ve always felt its keyboards were about as far as you could get from a premium, enthusiast-oriented typing experience—they never felt great to type on, nor … Read more
With the latest Amazon-created Prime-themed sale day behind us and Black Friday slowly approaching, the deals world feels a bit like Pippin waiting on the edge of battle. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t sales you can score while you wait for winter to come. We’ve rounded up some of the best deals right now … Read more
Ah, summer season, we miss you and also you’re not even over but. However with Labor Day weekend underway, it means not simply the standard finish of summer season, but additionally a rash of end-of-summer gross sales on furnishings, out of doors gear, and most the whole lot else. We’ve rounded up the nicest offers … Read more