June 30, 2006
Microsoft discovers industrial design with Ultimate Keyboard
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:58 PM
Category | Home & Household
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Damn you, Microsoft. Just when I think I'm free, you pull me back in. After the whole "free" flash drive debacle, I swore to never again ask Redmond for anything. Sure, I need my copy of XP to play the PC games to which I'm addicted, but that doesn't me I have to like it.
Then you announce this wireless backlit rechargeable keyboard. What's a guy to do?
Covet. Covet madly.
Looks like someone finally ponied up and bought Microsoft that industrial design team they always wanted. It's no iPod, to be fair, but it's a sight better looking than some of the previous products they've pulled out of the abyss. I love the idea of backlit keyboards, and it seems like they've come up with a recharging solution that doesn't entirely suck. Granted, it's still a Windows keyboard primarily, so I'd hesitate to put it too close to my Mac desktop, less they start hissing at each other, but hey: that's what wireless is for.
This thing drops "soon," but we have no price as of yet. We'll keep our ears to the ground for you.
[via Gearlog]
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