Keyboards

Some more info has trickled out about OnePlus’ plans for its mechanical keyboard, which will be built in partnership with Keychron. The OnePlus board will apparently have a double-gasket design, aluminum frame, and the ability to work with Mac, Windows, or Linux computers which, as Ars Technica notes, sounds very similar to Keychron’s own Q2.

The tape mod is a cheap and easy way to make your keyboard sound a little nicer. It’s also easy to explain — unless you’re whatever AI wrote one of the top Google results for “keyboard tape mod.” Several things have gone horribly wrong.

The Chinese tech giant has teamed up with acclaimed mechanical keyboard manufacturer Keychron — a brand you may be familiar with if you’ve checked out our best keyboards buying guide — to release a keyboard for OnePlus’s 9th anniversary.

Most people who know me will know that I’m no stranger to love for an expensive keyboard. But this is the best example I’ve found for what spending more money on them actually gets you. Be sure to watch till the end, it won’t let you down.

Remember the teacup Gboard? Well, Google Japan just showed off another physical Gboard design — a gag that’s starting to become a yearly tradition.