The Matias Mini Tactile Pro for Mac is the best of tenkeyless mechanical keyboards for Mac. It comes with sculpted/contoured keys, Mac OS specific keys like the “fn” key, and 3 USB 2.0 ports. The Matias Mini Tactile Pro also has a detachable USB cable, so you can more easily move it around.

1. Matias Tactile Keyboard For Mac

USB keyboards might seem old-fashioned in the age of wireless Bluetooth accessories, but Bluetooth keyboards are ill-suited to the desktop. For starters, you must charge them or feed them new batteries every once in a while, which you don’t have to do with a wired keyboard. Second, a USB keyboard can also function as a USB hub, letting you quickly hook up things to your Mac to charge or connect.

Third, a USB keyboard can to your Mac for troubleshooting purposes. That doesn’t work with Bluetooth.

And finally, they’re cheaper. Matias Wired Aluminum Keyboard Matias makes for the Mac, from clicky to super-secure to ergonomic.

And this one has all the Mac compatibility of an Apple-made model. Mac-specific function keys control screen brightness, Mission Control, iTunes playback and so on. Plus, the design apes the original to the extent that you might mistake it for the Apple model from a distance. That’s a good thing, though. Apple’s keyboard looks great and lasts forever.

If Matias can manage the same, as well as mimicking the original’s functionality, the company will have a winner. Especially at $59. This little nubbin is the volume knob. Photo: Matias But there’s more. Khmer unicode keyboard layout for mac.

Around the back of the is a little volume knob. Instead of tapping keys, you can just turn the knob.

I guess it doesn’t make much difference when you’re at the desk, but if you’re using your Mac for music and movies, it’s easier to reach over to a knob than it is to work out which keys to press. The keyboard also packs a pair of USB 2 ports for connecting further peripherals. All in all, it’s a neat replacement if your beloved Apple model is on its last legs (unlikely, given how tough they are), or if you just don’t care for Bluetooth. And the price is most certainly right. Pre-order now, available in November.

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Matias Tactile Keyboard For Mac

Popular Mac keyboard maker Matias has announced the release of an. The aluminum keyboard is available in Silver or Space Gray. “We designed this keyboard for pro users who need backlighting, but also require the rock-solid reliability of a wired keyboard, including a built-in USB port to connect their mouse of choice,” said Edgar Matias, CEO of Matias.

“With the iMac Pro now shipping and a next-generation Mac Pro forthcoming, our new wired backlit keyboard is a perfect match.” Backlight colors can be selected with the turn of a dial. The company cites a as to how the keyboard’s backlight can aid in regulating a user’s sleep patterns. “Colours are selected by simply turning a dial. It goes from White to Yellow, through the spectrum, then back to White.

This lets you dial back the Blue component of White light, when you’re working late in the evening. Too much Blue-light exposure at night is known to negatively impact melatonin levels, which can shift your body’s natural time clock — leading to poor sleep and various other health issues.

Our RGB backlight was SPECIFICALLY designed to address this problem,” said Matias. They keyboards, currently on display at CES 2018 this week, can be pre-ordered now, and will be available in a variety of international layouts. The Matias Wired Aluminum Keyboard with RGB Backlight is available for $99 (US) or 119€ (including VAT) from Matias and / worldwide. The keyboard will be available in models compatible with and computers.