A new Realforce 104UG with spherical key caps?

win · 05 Apr 2013, 03:35

I couldn't find a post about this, so here it is. Looks a lot like Round4.

002 · 05 Apr 2013, 04:52

Was just reading the EK newsletter and came here to see if it was reported

...Probably would have been better to create the topic in 'Product News' though.

This keyboard seems as though it serves a pretty particular niche (Data Input companies with a bit of extra money to spend...or is that 'on a budget' when compared to 100,000+ yen complete input systems?). I wonder if the 108UG sold well in Japan...

Trev · 05 Apr 2013, 05:16

Those keys seem way too high. I don't understand how that's better ergonomically (having to angle your wrists even further up).

matt3o · 05 Apr 2013, 09:55

This is retro orgasm! Especially the beige one (not pictured on EK site)

phetto · 05 Apr 2013, 10:04

Where is the pics of that then?? ::DD

phetto · 05 Apr 2013, 10:10

Where is the pics of that then?? ::DD

matt3o · 05 Apr 2013, 10:10

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/wha ... ml#p105957

7bit · 05 Apr 2013, 10:33

win wrote:I couldn't find a post about this, so here it is. Looks a lot like Round4.

Seems I'm influencing the world quite a lot.

On the other hand, they did it wrong: Space bar is too large and text is not centered on the key caps.

t!ng · 05 Apr 2013, 14:06

Trev wrote:Those keys seem way too high. I don't understand how that's better ergonomically (having to angle your wrists even further up).

They had to build them that high in order to justify the modification of the switches. Imagine you could just buy the keycaps without the board and use them on your HHKB/87u/86u... That is not the way the make profit : )

Muirium · 05 Apr 2013, 15:07

phetto wrote:Where is the pics of that then?? ::DD

Yum.

TKL and alternate Mac keycaps please!

vivalarevolución · 05 Apr 2013, 15:20

7bit wrote:
win wrote:I couldn't find a post about this, so here it is. Looks a lot like Round4.
Seems I'm influencing the world quite a lot.

On the other hand, they did it wrong: Space bar is too large and text is not centered on the key caps.

Congrats. You will have something for your tombstone. "Influential keyboard maestro."

RC-1140 · 05 Apr 2013, 15:53

damn, this looks nice. Also PBT, Dye-Subbed Sphericals… I want the money to buy one of these!

matt3o · 05 Apr 2013, 16:04

might be wrong but it almost seems a render.

phetto · 05 Apr 2013, 23:01

Muirium wrote:
phetto wrote:Where is the pics of that then?? ::DD

Yum.

TKL and alternate Mac keycaps please!

You can always buy the keyboard for the caps as I'm planning to do and use it on a tkl board.

Muirium · 05 Apr 2013, 23:08

phetto wrote:You can always buy the keyboard for the caps as I'm planning to do and use it on a tkl board.

Reckon they're compatible?

I've never as much as touched a Topre, let alone popped off some caps and played around.

If Topre gets this out there in TKL before I've saved up for my HHKB, there's a chance it could be mine. Both look so good.

A mere 346.56 USD for the fullsize one from Elite Keyboards, delivered to my door. Not much more than an HHKB via Smart Imports from Japan. (Wince.)

matt3o · 06 Apr 2013, 00:08

don't think they are compatible, unless you are willing to exchange the whole slider

002 · 06 Apr 2013, 01:27

You can put a Hi-Pro cap on a standard Topre switch, but not the other way around.

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matt3o · 06 Apr 2013, 09:36

cool!

Muirium · 06 Apr 2013, 22:48

002 wrote:You can put a Hi-Pro cap on a standard Topre switch, but not the other way around.

Just imagining an HHKB decked out in these. Come on internet, don't fail me now!

Muirium · 06 Apr 2013, 22:53

Ah, Nissho.

I wholly endorse this retro chic coming out of Japan right now.

t!ng · 06 Apr 2013, 23:38

Just beautiful.