We really have no idea what’s up with the name, but it’s pretty clear that Razer’s going for the MMO gaming market. After coming out with different versions of the multi-buttoned Naga mouse with 12 extra keys to keep your thumb busy, they’ve come up with this keyboard that, again, comes with a huge amount of extra buttons for MMO gaming. The most notable feature on the Anansi keyboard would be the seven extra thumb modifier keys below the spacebar that’ll keep your left thumb occupied. These extra keys can be set to act the same way your ctrl or alt keys do while gaming, which gives you up to 7 times more key combos in case a Naga mouse isn’t enough.
Gaming peripherals maker Steel Series and Electronics Arts has come up with a line of gaming gear themed after EA’s new Medal of Honor shooter. The new SteelSeries Medal of Honor gear includes two keyboards; the 6Gv2 mechanical keyboard Medal of Honor Edition and the customizable Shift Medal of Honor Edition; the Xai Medal of Honor Edition mouse, and the QcK Warrior Edition mousepad.
Microsoft’s new patent application shows something that looks complicated along with a complicated name (it’s called an ‘adaptive input device’), but in a nutshell, here’s what it is: It’s a keyboard with touch-sensitive keys that can be dynamically configured to perform different functions. Those keys also feature backlit LCDs on them, so they can display different symbols, functions or icons so you know how they’re set up.
While we all thought that most high-end gaming keyboards were already of the mechanical type, Razer says we’re wrong. “Most mechanical keyboards in the market today are standard mechanical keyboards rebadged as gaming keyboards that feature stiff keys that cause key actuation fatigue,” says Razer. This keyboard aims to correct all that with the BlackWidow, which they’re listing as the ‘world’s first mechanical keyboard designed for gaming.’
This here is Logitech’s new Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800—a keyboard that looks mighty classy with the curved keys and non-neon backlighting, but packs enough smarts that make it ideal for extended use. The K800 packs an ambient light sensor that it uses to detect the amount of light in the room and adjust the backlighting, as well as a motion sensor that turns the lights off when your hands move away and on again when you get close. Both features work to save the keyboard’s battery life, which comes handy when you’re using a wireless keyboard with backlighting.
