Not only in terms of design, but also in terms of the mechanisms used in the keys and where we can find two large groups: membrane and mechanics.
To these two, we have to add a new keyboard that, depending on its success, could become another option in the future. We are talking about DS Pixel keyboarda keyboard, well, rather it is a screen that shows a keyboard that, in addition, can also be used as a secondary screen and that reminds us of the Flux Keyboard.
DS Pixel: the keyboard with a screen that wants to replace traditional keyboards
If you usually use a tablet to write texts, you surely know that the experience of clicking on a flat surface is not the best of all, although for some emergencies it is more than valid. Fortunately, the creators of the DS Pixel have thought of everything.
DS Pixel is a keyboard available through Kickstarter that we can use as a traditional keyboard and like a secondary screen.
So that writing on a hard surface such as the screen is not an ordeal, its creators include a frame that sits on the screen to offer an experience similar to the membrane keyboards.
The screen of this keyboard is obviously touch, it has a 60 HZ refresh rate and a resolution 3,840 x 1,100 pixels. It works in a way wireless (Bluetooth or 2.4 Hz wireless connection) through a battery 20,000 mAh that offers a range of up to 12 hours and takes 3 hours to charge. It can also be connected via a USB-C port directly to your computer.
As it is a virtual keyboard on a screen, like the one available through Windows, it can be customized with a large number of options so that each time a key is pressed a different animation appears or a complete animation appears. background. The DS Pixel is compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
To display the image of another computer, add a HDMI input and a couple of speakers stereo. At the moment, it seems that this idea has been received very well by the community, since it has met its funding goal more than 10 times.
The first shipments of this keyboard with display are expected in February 2025 with a price of $349 and a reading frequency of 1000 Hz. There will also be another variant with a reading frequency of 8000 Hz for $419. If you want to know more about this project, you can do so through this link.
Regarding the prices that both models will have when they reach the retail marketwill be $580 for the version with 1000 Hz frequency and $640 for the version with 8000 Hz reading frequency. This keyboard is perfect for people who use the mouse more than anything else, because using a keyboard that offers no type of haptic sensation for many hours is more of an ordeal than anything else.
