Cellular system maker OnePlus threw a curveball earlier right this moment, with a shocking announcement (opens in new tab) that it’s getting ready to enter the mechanical keyboard enterprise. There are a variety of eyebrow-raising claims about this keyboard, shared in a group submit by OnePlus product supervisor Percy (opens in new tab). Firstly, there’s the obscure promise that the brand new OnePlus keyboard will “carry one thing new and one thing thrilling.” Secondly, it is going to present an answer that may “make it easier to be extra productive (or a greater gamer).” Hopefully, OnePlus isn’t overpromising, however we can’t have lengthy to attend, as an official unveiling is deliberate on December 15.
As is the character of many teaser bulletins, we don’t have plenty of concrete info or tech specs to share with you right this moment. Apparently, the keyboard was conceptualized with the assistance of group members collaborating within the OnePlus Open Ears Discussion board (OEF). Thus the product that emerges will likely be designed to handle the desires and desires of those group customers. Percy’s weblog submit outlined just a few of the directional statements drafted from the OEF, which give us an thought about what sorts of options could be current within the product showcased on the fifteenth.
In abstract, the brand new OnePlus mechanical keyboard is designed to handle a variety of its group members’ preferences, which embrace:
- Facilitating a tidy desk
- Offering a low-profile ergonomic answer
- Providing a large selection in keyboard really feel by way of keyswitch choice
- Delivering affordability
Along with the above, OnePlus is in search of to make sure its upcoming mechanical keyboard is appropriate for all work environments and long-lasting. OnePlus’ Percy boldly states that his agency’s keyboard design addresses the above considerations and directives and can improve each productiveness and gaming, the place earlier mechanical keyboards have left customers unhappy.
From the bullet factors and statements above, we are able to fairly anticipate just a few of the next options; a compact and low-profile design, multi-platform wi-fi and/or Bluetooth connectivity, and choices for a variety of mechanical swap varieties. We aren’t certain how assembly any of those wants will make the OnePlus keyboard “new and thrilling,” or enhance your productiveness or gaming in comparison with rival choices. There could also be another facet of the design which is being stored hush-hush for now, like some built-in contact management or sport controls, so customers don’t want a mouse (desk litter?) and, given the OnePlus group profile, this may attraction to cellular avid gamers and customers of Android desktop modes.
Hopefully the keyboard isn’t too mobile-centric, so it has some attraction to the typical PC person and reader of Tom’s {Hardware} as properly. The one different trace in regards to the new keyboard is a hyperlink offered by Percy which states that OnePlus is working intently with Keychron (opens in new tab) on this undertaking (see beneath).
When you await the OnePlus announcement, swing spherical and take a look at the Tom’s {Hardware} information to the Finest Wi-fi Keybaords. Keychron’s low-profile K3 occupies a spot on that listing as our favourite journey keyboard, and we have preferred just a few of the corporate’s different choices over the previous few years. So maybe OnePlus picked the proper accomplice for its first keyboard. We’ll know extra in 10 days.