Razer announces Lycosa keyboard, Piranha headset

If Belkin's new Razer-powered SpeedPad keyboard is a bit too unfamiliar for you, then perhaps Razer's own new Lycosa keyboard will be more to your liking. As you can see, it boasts a full complement of keys to handle those odd non-gaming tasks, although its not without its share of gaming-minded amenities as well. Those include backlighting on the all-important WASD key cluster, a non-slip rubber finish on all the keys, and support for up to 10 different software profiles which you can switch between on the fly. Those looking to stick with Razer for all their gear will also soon be able to get their hands on the company's just-announced Piranha headset, which boasts a noise-filtering microphone, an in-line remote with volume and microphone-muting controls and, of course, that trademark blue glow. Look for it to be available sometime this month for $80, with the keyboard set to follow in November for the same price.

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[spass @ Oct 4th 2007 3:36PM]

Glad they keep the traditional layout, with arrow keys, delete, home, end button at their old location. New layouts drive me nuts!

[Bigfoot @ Oct 4th 2007 4:15PM]

Yeah, I'm also happy for this. It sounds anal, but that's probably why I didn't buy their Tarantula keyboard.

[Kiteless @ Oct 4th 2007 6:35PM]

I would have to agree with Bigfoot. But why do gaming keyboards always need to be like 5 feet long (Logitech G-15 anyone?) ?! Does not make them very portable for LAN Partys.

- K

[Kevin @ Oct 4th 2007 9:19PM]

I agree, I cant stand the million extra keys and massive size of most gameing/media keyboards im glad they made this now i can finally have lighted keys! The touch panel media controls they shoved in that empty space above the num pad is a plus to although i already have that stuff on my logitech Z-10 speakers.

[JDizzle @ Oct 4th 2007 3:43PM]

That headset looks supra-aural and they're selling it for $80? Looks very similar to a pair of Sennheisers which were no where near that price. If it's really $80 and not mis-information then anybody thinking of buying that would be much better off buying Sennheiser HD280Pro headphones and a clip-on mic for $30 more. And if you're going to get $100, better go all the way and pair them with a nice Creative X-Fi sound card, or the cheap versions at least, like the Xtreme Gamer or Xtreme Music.

[Justin @ Oct 4th 2007 3:51PM]

Not everyone uses WASD...

[ethana2 @ Oct 4th 2007 5:42PM]

And not everyone who does does so in Qwerty.

When I'm not using colemak, I'm using my gamepad bindings-- speaking of /my/ using the thing, does it need special drivers at all? If so, how many OS'es does the thing support? Not everyone plans on having a pentuple boot system, but it's worth asking...

(Linux/BSD/Solaris/Windows/OSX w/o TPM code)

[Mindfield @ Oct 4th 2007 3:59PM]

Meh. My Saitek Eclipse II has been working just fine for the last year. Backlit, 3 colours, etc, etc.

[Josh @ Oct 4th 2007 6:12PM]

I absolutely love mine, they are pretty hefty but can survive just about anything and still work great. Bit hard to go back to any other keyboard...

[Mindfield @ Oct 4th 2007 6:33PM]

I don't think I could go back. I've been tempted by a few -- the Logitech G15 has some nice features, but the tricolour backlight of the Eclipse II is really the major sell point for me. Red and purple are the brightest, and a good deal brighter than the blue most backlit keyboards have. Plus, it's quiet, responsive, solid and well constructed, and has a good bounce. It's the best keyboard I've tried, and I've tried quite a few.

[jason @ Oct 4th 2007 4:15PM]

I'm not quite the Razer fan boy, as I don't go around touting Razer above all else, but I have owned, so far, a Boomslang mouse and currently a Deathadder mouse. I've not been let down by their quality. I'm currently using a slim, compact eluminX keyboard and might replace it with this new Razer kb. It looks pretty nice and would go well with the mouse I'm using. If the surface material is the same as on the mouse, so much the better. Not sure about the headphones, though I do need some type of mic/headphone combo: I've got too many cables running around here something simpler would be nice.

[michelle rocha @ Oct 4th 2007 4:29PM]

funny..
in portuguese, "piranha" means "whore" "slut"

[Scott @ Oct 4th 2007 7:36PM]

Why would the Brazilians name those fish a whore/slut?

[mitcha @ Oct 4th 2007 7:46PM]

I don't know .. actually I can't say to you if the word "Piranha" came first to the fish or to the women who sell their body.. one word to two totally different things. Is the same thing when you ask "who came first, the egg or the chicken?" The truth is, if call a woman "piranha" she will know that you won't talkin about the fish .. it's very offensive.

[Luis Hernandes @ Oct 4th 2007 9:06PM]

C'Mon guys! It's the same as with "bitch".

Of course the name of the fish came first, and became associated with women with a kind of behaviour - i.e. who just wants to "bite" you, maybe? - later on.

Or do you think Englishmen named the female dog after the name used for women who'd sleep with anybody?

[Geir E @ Oct 4th 2007 7:02PM]

I'm a non gamer (developer in fact) and this looks amazing. is it any other slim key corded keyboards like that out there? i use a logitech now but it is worn down just after half a year. so I'm looking for something in another brand.

[Dan @ Oct 4th 2007 7:20PM]

While I applaud and desire to see advances in technology, go ahead and imagine me saying 'This is stupid because it isn't ergonomically right' for each and every keyboard presented that doesn't have the keys placed in ways that don't cause the hand, wrist and arm to distort and get hurt. This'll save me a LOT of typing. Yay.

[Jeff K @ Oct 5th 2007 11:26PM]

What's truly egregious about this announcement is that they've clearly pushed aside EVERYONE (Including me) who purchased the TARANTULA keyboard. Laugh, yeah, that nifty little port on top that was supposed to be used for our "Battle Sight" camera or our "Battle Light" led light? It's been over a YEAR and no announcements yet. WHY PUT A PORT ON SOMETHING AND THEN PRODUCE NOTHING TO USE SAID PORT?