In the world of computer keyboards, you may have noticed the recent surge of "custom mechanical keyboards" with different layouts and colours that is currently permeating the market (and your ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Building your first custom mechanical keyboard can be intimidating. Between all the parts and terminology involved, it’s hard to know where to start. Thankfully, it’s also never been easier to jump ...

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 ...

Mechanical keyboards aren’t a new range of computer peripherals by any means. Membrane keyboards have largely replaced mechanical keyboards as the go-to affordable keyboards in the larger PC ...

Keychron is one of the best-known names in mainstream mechanical keyboards. It has a dozen keyboards to its name (including the Q1), so it’s safe to say they know a thing or two about designing a ...

It was only a few months ago that we reviewed Keychron’s first Alice-style keyboard with the Keychron Q8. The company is back again with a different take on that layout, this time designed around ...

As the mechanical keyboard hobby exploded during the early days of the pandemic, a lot of companies raced to launch new products. Drop, however, which maybe did more than anybody to popularize custom ...

Personalized user experiences are the ethos of the mechanical keyboard hobby. They go far beyond conventional input devices, and a hobby that once catered to typing purists who missed the IBM Model M ...