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  • Engadget / Kris Naudus

    The Das Keyboard 5Q's fingertip notifications aren't that useful

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    Kris Naudus
    Kris Naudus
    09.06.2018

    We deal with an utter firehose of information in our daily lives, and sorting through it all is a huge task. It's not uncommon to miss important messages or forget some key task. Das Keyboard's new 5Q and X50Q -- both out today -- are aimed at taking your notifications and reducing them to something incredibly simple: the blinking of the keys under your fingertips.

  • The Das Keyboard 5Q brought notifications to my fingertips

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    Mat Smith
    Mat Smith
    01.05.2017

    Well-regarded mechanical keyboard maker Das Keyboard is taking its peripherals in a new direction. This is an internet-connected keyboard series where each key can light up with notifications -- if you want them to, that is. Not only does it connect to the internet, but the Das Keyboard 5Q is the first keyboard I've heard of that has its own open API, which gives you an idea the level of customization that's possible for those very enthusiastic typists out there.