Topre shows off new Realforce keyboard prototype featuring analog-style input at computex

[Albert Song]

Source1 (4gamer.net): http://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999902/20150605056/

Source2 (PC Watch): http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/event/20150605_705651.html

For those who never heard of Realforce, or topre's switch, maybe check here and here.

 

Capacitive switches (the one these keyboard uses) doesn't really have an on/off state,

the new prototype adds 256 level pressure sensing to each switch.

In comutex, topre demos how this could be useful.

 

Alongside of normal keyboard feature,  this prototype adds a few modes:

 

In XInput mode, you can map any key to XBox One/360 controller's analog input, and play games with it.

 

In MIDI mode, you can play music just like a MIDI keyboard.

 

Auto switch to upper case when you hit a switch hard.

 

It could also emulate as a usable mouse (no demo video found).

This prototype is still in development, it will be made into product around next year.

 

A new RGB backlid model is also announce, targeted for western market.

 

[UnknownEngineer]

Do want, I will be able to control my movements speed more accurately.

Aand the price shall be a liver and 700€ I guess?

[Bouzoo]

The future retro keyboard. I like it a lot. Might get one if it isn't like $300

[Razarza]

Sounds like it would be an awesome keyboard, can't wait to see more analogue switches in the future.

[qwertywarrior]

"Auto switch to upper case when you hit a switch hard."

thats awesome

[MrRavens]

Haha, RGB because western b****s love RGB.

I can imagine when someone rages and wants all caps. They now can have a legit reason to bash their keyboard for caps.

[Verne]

The analog switches sound really cool. Hopefully they actually work well instead of being a gimmick.

[techswede]

AWESOME!

Might have a reason to switch out my K95 now^^

[Daegun]

This is awesome. Too bad I bottom out my switches too often for the upper case thing to be useful. Just type a little too hard.

[Maslofski]

much better then the touch space bar

[SurvivorNVL]

I wish the backlit board was an actual Realforce, but hopefully Realforce will one day do so.  Hopefully it's a 55g Topre and with a MX-compatible stem.  Got a few extra sets of double-shot Pom + PBT keycaps.

[cesrai]

All these switches making me drool. 

[Sharkyx1]

I would love this, wasd for movement is far inferior to an analog stick or input, but mouse is better than stick aim

The problem here is many games have a hard switch between xinput and mouse and keyboard without mixed inputs

I've been using a ps4 controller as a makeshift steam controller and there are many games that reject mouse input when controller is being used

Watch Dogs, witcher3, and a few others allow it though