Logitech's Pop Keys mechanical emoji keyboard is for the aesthetic-obsessed

(Pocket-lint) - There is simply a subset of radical who privation everything successful their life, specified arsenic their covering and their iPhone location screen, to acceptable their aesthetic. If you autumn into that category, past Logitech's $99.99 Pop Keys mightiness beryllium the mechanical emoji keyboard for you. It surely has a unsocial look.

Part of Logitech’s Studio Series of cutesy machine accessories, which see the $39.99 Pop Mouse and $19.99 Logitech Desk Mat, Pop Keys is simply a novelty merchandise implicit with agleam colors and typewriter-style, circular keycaps. There's adjacent a enactment of keys connected the broadside that's conscionable for emoji shortcuts. There's nary denying this is tailored to a younger, possibly niche assemblage wanting a mechanical keyboard with a precise Millenium/early aughts vibe.

Logitech gave Pop Keys a 75 per cent layout, meaning it's much compact than a full-size keyboard. But it inactive includes a modular relation enactment and arrow keys.

By default, the modular relation enactment lets you power betwixt paired devices and power playback and volume. There’s an Fn cardinal to entree the modular F1 to F12 buttons. On the close of the keyboard, determination are 5 programmable relation keys you tin usage for typing emoji symbols. Logitech has adjacent included keycaps with emoji symbols connected them. So, erstwhile you programme the keyboard’s emoji shortcuts, the emoji keys volition lucifer the assigned symbols.

For astir of the emoji keys, you request to usage Logitech’s Options bundle to representation them. (One of the emoji keys connected the keyboard doubles arsenic a shortcut to propulsion up the OS-level emoji enactment menu, truthful it doesn't necessitate Logitech's software). Pop Keys is susceptible of pairing to up to 3 devices via Bluetooth, too. (Or up to 2 Bluetooth devices positive 1 with Logitech’s Bolt USB receiver that's included successful the box). To power betwixt devices, conscionable usage the F1 to F3 keys.

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If immoderate of this interests you, Pop Keys volition beryllium disposable successful the US starting successful November 2021. You tin get it successful pink, yellowish and black, oregon purple and yellow.

Logitech said it volition beryllium disposable successful Europe soon. It's promising 3 years of artillery beingness from 2 AAA batteries. 

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 11 November 2021.