Keyboard Builders' Digest / Inspiration
Finalmouse Centerpiece
Another concept with a display below transparent keys: Centerpiece by Finalmouse.
Published December 19, 2022
Two similar concepts in a week? After the Flux keyboard, here is another display-focused project: the Finalmouse Centerpiece.
I really don't know why anybody would buy such products, I personally hate pretty much every "innovative" feature of the Centerpiece (see below), but I guess a lot of resources went into not just R&D but also market research so obviously people will love this.
No maglev switches this time (at least that was my first thought), but no shortage of buzzwords: LDGS (Laminated DisplayCircuit Glass Stack), Unreal Engine 5, custom "autolubed" linear mechanical switch codeveloped by Gateron – inspired by Gateron Black Inks, but "re-tuned for faster actuation and slightly different travel parameters".
With two patents and years of R&D the Centerpiece is pure magic to behold.
Aaand, da bum tss: Hall effect analog switches will be also available. ;)
- CNC engraved and anodized aluminum case
- "At 8kHz with a non-matrix scanning architecture gamers can set their actuation and release point distance at industry best latency speeds."
- Self-powered with its own GPU+CPU, Centerpiece uses no resources from the computer.
- Skin marketplace.. facepalm. Artists can submit and monetize their skins.
- $349
- Available early 2023.
I wanted to feature this for historical reasons.
Published on Mon 19th Dec 2022. Featured in KBD #108.
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