Mechanical keyboard with see-through chassis, LED matrix, TFT display, scroll wheel, and panic lever becomes instant Kickstarter success

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Mechanical keyboard with see-through chassis, LED matrix, TFT display, scroll wheel, and panic lever becomes instant Kickstarter success

The Machenike KT84, an 84-key mechanical keyboard,

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in a major way. Meeting its funding goal of $10,001 in only 14 minutes, the see-through keyboard is now at 450% only 3 days later and promises a host of features to excite any mechanical keyboard aficionado. 

The keyboard’s most obvious attraction is its pair of screens; a 490-dot pixel matrix spanning most of the top row, and a 1.47-inch TFT LCD display in the corner. The pixel matrix can be fully customized with static displays or animations, which can be shared on Machenike’s community site; out of the box, it displays a classic RGB waterfall. The corner screen is also customizable, with advertised use cases including showing hardware temps, a clock, RGB settings, or whatever else the settings allow. Both screens will be controllable with downloadable software for Windows or a web-based driver for Mac/Linux users. 

The other extra features of the keyboard are a side-mounted volume roller/button and a cute toggle switch in the top-right corner, set to immediately minimize all tabs and windows by default — though this will also be customizable for those who don’t have to worry about bosses peeking over their shoulders. 

The keyboard will come in ****** or white colorways, with the ****** version providing a solid ****** frame and the white providing a clear see-through case. Both colorways have transparent keycaps in their respective colors, paired with fully transparent Gateron North Pole 2.0 Yellow or White switches. The Gaterons are silent-feeling linear switches, with the ******* offering an extremely light 35g activation force and the Yellows offering a heavier 50g. The keycaps are fully hot-swappable. 

The Machenike KT84 can be preordered on Kickstarter now for as low as $199 in the Super Early Bird tier; it will become slightly more expensive as the Kickstarter continues, with an eventual MSRP of $249. An optional $20 palm rest can also be wrapped in with your pledge. Machenike is a China-based gaming company that has been manufacturing gaming computers, laptops, keyboards, and mice for 10 years; we previously covered its ***** of Intel’s Raptor Lake Refresh launch date last year on a product listing page.

Machenike has a previously successful Kickstarter under its belt and a few years of mass-produced products in the market. But even with this good track record, remember that crowdfunding a project is not a guarantee of receiving a finished product. Backing a crowdfunded project is akin to an investment; you believe in the project and want it to succeed. You are not purchasing a retail product.

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