Compact and versatile, the ROG Harpe Ace Mini and Strix Impact III Wireless offer precision, dual connectivity, and comfort for extended gaming sessions.
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There’s no shortage of keyboards and mice available in the market today, each of them trying to cover an equally wide range of needs and tastes. There are keyboards designed for gamers, mice made for artists, and all sorts of designs claiming to deliver the perfect ergonomic experience. Mechanical keyboards, in particular, are quite popular among heavy computer users, but the majority of the options available lean more toward gamer aesthetics with their hard edges and psychedelic RGB lighting. Fortunately, there are exceptions, like this collection of computer peripherals that make use of big, chunky keys, soft colors, and plenty of gold accents that earmark them for a different and more appraising clientele.
Designer: AIZO
It’s actually not that easy to design a correct and usable keyboard. One has to consider performance first, with comfort usually following it. Aesthetics often takes a back seat, as if it was mutually exclusive from a good technological product. The visual and tactile experience of a product, however, can make or break its success, and devices are no different. The IZO keyboard, mouse, and numeric keypad try to prove that by delivering a design that is not only functional but also luxurious.
Unlike your typical keyboards, the IZO wireless keyboard and numpad use rather chunky and big keycaps that look more like smooth pebbles than the usual trapezoidal shape. Even the choice of white color for the keys gives it a softer aura, which complements the colors of the frame which is treated with a glistening pearl finish. The most eye-catching parts, however, are perhaps the gold accents on some of the keys and on the mouse, elevating the objects from being tools to fashionable accessories.
The devices do have a few tricks up their sleeves beyond just looking sophisticated. The keyboard, for example, has a knob that actually houses two different dials to control different things. The numpad has its own display and functions as a calculator on its own. These aren’t mind-blowing additions, but they help assure buyers that the devices are more than just pretty faces.
The AZIO IZO wireless keyboard, numpad, and wireless mouse present not only a unique design but also a challenge to manufacturers. At this point in time, we have already perfected the essentials of performance, ergonomics, and features for these peripherals, so it’s about time that we start focusing on materials, aesthetics, and the human experience that these products provide. Why should you settle for plain dark accessories when you can have the same performance wrapped in elegant and luxurious designs that better match your style.
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HyperX announces the launch of the Pulsefire Haste 2 Gaming Mouse in both wired and wireless versions. The gaming mouse lineup features an ultra-lightweight design, solid-shell structures, and HyperX sensors and switches for better control and performance. The new Pulsefire Haste 2 mice are available in black and white colorways and offer improved comfort, performance, and control. The HyperX 26K sensor in both wired and wireless options ensures precise tracking and optimal sensitivity for smooth and fast cursor movements up to 26,000 DPI and a tracking speed of 650 IPS. The HyperX switches provide tactile and audible feedback, with a…
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From keyboards to mice to webcams, computer peripherals have existed since the dawn of computers themselves, and most of these were designed for technical function more than anything else. It has only been in the last few decades that ergonomics and comfort have become a core focus for some but not all of these products, and aesthetics have arrived even more recently only. Of course, function, ergonomics, and form aren’t mutually exclusive, but it takes a lot more work to make sure that all three boxes are checked. It requires a lot of back and forth between designers and engineers and definitely a lot of prototyping and waiting time. With the right tool, however, that waiting time could take only minutes, or at most two days, allowing manufacturers to play around with materials and finishes that lead to eye-catching results like this almost literally sweet collection of peripherals for desktops and laptops.
Designer: Beta Design Office
It’s not really that much of a surprise that computer accessories have traditionally been labeled as utilitarian or even geeky products. The most common designs don’t inspire much appreciation because of their, well, common forms, and they aren’t even that comfortable to use for long periods of time. Fortunately, we have come to a point where good ergonomics and good lucks have become more important and also more common, like these prototypes for three of the most common computer accessories that look almost delicious enough to lick.
The Mayku Accessories collection comprises a keyboard, a mouse, and a more traditional webcam that attaches to the top of a monitor. While their designs don’t show anything functionally new, it’s their appearance that really catches the eye. Instead of using the usual flat surfaces and sharp corners, these products use “softer,” more curved forms, like the sides and tops of the keycaps, the entire surface of the mouse, or the body of the webcam.
While the designs themselves are already interesting, the story behind their creation is equally so. It is the result of multiple iterations and prototypes that played around with different colors, materials, and finishes, more commonly known as “CMF” in the design world. The end result is a series of shells that use soft colors and sometimes transparent materials, making these usually cold and impersonal devices look like hard candy or even soft marshmallows.
What actually made this possible is a novel machine called the Mayku Multiplier that allows the creation of molds and parts in just minutes rather than hours. This has made it easier to create those prototypes with different CMFs, allowing designers to quickly discuss and change designs in just days instead of weeks. With tools such as this multiplier and 3D printers becoming more accessible, it will be easier and more feasible to create designs that buck trends and appeal to the sensibilities of different people while still maintaining their technical features and ergonomics.
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A mouse that you think is already impressive is in your hand! But look back down and see, is it actually impressive: does it feel comfortable, is it lightweight, and does it make the work as convenient and effortless as you’d want? If the answer to all or any of these is not in the affirmative, then spare a thought for Dial.
Inspired by the MX mouse lineup from Logitech, this is a significant design especially if you do graphic design or video editing work, but don’t count out the convenience it would add to your scrolls through the worksheet or multiple lines of code. Now, if the mouse in the hand suddenly feels clumps and cumbersome, Logitech may have you covered. For the design-conscious, however, Dial is the way ahead in its space – with ergonomics, comfort and utility to its credit.
Designer: Ashwin Suresh
Logitech took everything amazing about its interesting genre of wireless mice and stuffed it into a better, more convincing and straight-up impressive package to create the MX mouse. Designer Ashwin Suresh has taken the amazing aspects of MX and transformed it into a much sleeker, more attractive, and of course a re-engineered form factor with a scroll wheel at the back. It is an advanced and precise mouse designed with creatives and an editor in mind. The silhouette is perfectly crafted to fit in the palm of the hand, and help individuals make and create with this ideally crafted mouse having a new thumbwheel.
Staying in line with its idol’s story, the Dial has a reinvented wheel on the back that you can run the thumb over to scroll horizontally. Additionally, the usually scrolling and clicking is top-notch in the Dial. It’s idealized to be quick enough to scroll hundreds of lines in a second and also precise enough to stop at each pixel. The machined steel wheel is easy to use and utterly silent to operate. It can be fine-tuned to be used as a dial with two fingers or the thumb can be used without having to take the palm off the mouse.
Hopefully, like its inspiration, the Dial will be completely customizable for use with every app you use such as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Chrome and many more. If you’re torn about the Dial’s utility, it’s easy to say, if this mouse was to see the light of day, none of the other utility mice will stand a chance to match its immaculate design and convenience in use.
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People who use desktop computers most of the time and those who alternately use laptops often use a computer mouse to work faster. Heavy computer users find using a mouse more comfortable and convenient. While a mouse is a very handy tool for computer work, it can give your wrist and hand muscles stress. Using the wrong size or shape of the mouse may also be the cause of injury later. With the increasing use of ergonomic tools and equipment, you can easily purchase an ergonomic mouse today. How do you choose the right ergonomic mouse? An ergonomic mouse can…
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