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 ...

Keyboard maker McHose has launched its first full CNC aluminum, custom mechanical keyboard. The GX87 was launched on Indiegogo back in August with a starting price of just $89. The GX87 is being ...

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 ...

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 ...

Keychron has been on fire this year, opening up the custom mechanical keyboard market to the mainstream in a way no other brand has done before with its Q series of keyboards. Keychron has been ...

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 ...

It's not as complicated as building your own PC, but assembling a keyboard from basic components can still seem daunting. This step-by-step guide will help you build the mechanical keyboard of your ...

Mechanical keyboards may seem like they've only been around for the past several years or so. In reality, their lineage goes back multiple decades, to early consumer PC icons like IBM's Model M ...

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, ...

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 ...