Many times we have dealt with topics such as the strangest boxes in history, or mice with the most extravagant designs. And the thing is that in the PC industry there are many lovers of the “different”, so this time it is the turn of keyboards with the rarest designs that have existed in the history of the PC. Do you like the different? Then you are going to love this.
A keyboard is an everyday tool, an input peripheral through which by pressing the keys we can give orders to the PC, which may well be the representation of characters or the execution of complex tasks. Be that as it may, the keyboard layout has been standardized over the years with a rectangular layout and the keys in certain specific layouts (QWERTY, DVORAK, etc.) and with different layouts (es_ES, en_US, etc.), but many manufacturers have seen fit to create designs that are at least creative to stand out from the ordinary. Let’s see them.
Koolertron Split Mechanical Keyboard
This mechanical keyboard is divided into two non-symmetrical parts that are connected by a cable, with the aim that the user can place both parts where they want best. It has original Cherry MX switches and has a total of 89 keys, all of them programmable, plus eight keys for macros. Interestingly, this strange keyboard was very well received at the time due to the high build quality, the use of Cherry switches and its high customization.
Mad Catz MCB43107N0B2
Mad Catz is a manufacturer that has always been well known for its exotic peripherals with unusual designs, and of course they also have one of the rarest PC keyboards out there. This platform that looks like a spaceship command center has a good number of macro keys, a USB port, and plenty of lighting options.
Sunsky Classroom Destroyers
This is actually a keyboard with a fairly conventional layout except for those macro keys located above the ESC, but it has a design that is not very conventional since it looks like a mix between the Batman and the Devil logo. It is the typical keyboard that an evil lord would have in his secret base, of that there is no doubt.
Bluetooth Laser Projection Virtual Keyboard
This sci-fi looking keyboard is actually available in stores at a relatively affordable price. The idea is a projector that you are designed to put on any flat surface while a sensor will detect the pulsations. It works relatively well, but it’s certainly not the most comfortable to use for gaming or typing. Now it is literally a keyboard that fits in your pocket.
Bloody B740A Light Strike
If you like your peripherals to attract attention, this may be a good option for you, because this is a keyboard that goes from anything but unnoticed. From the bright orange silicone keys to the different rows of colored lighting, it is very clear that this keyboard has a very bold design and suitable for very few users. However, the most interesting thing about it is the LightStrike optical switches, which use infrared instead of mechanical switches for the pulsations.
Azio Retro
If you like Cyberpunk aesthetics or just retro, this is one of the weirdest keyboards out there but one that will best suit you. It is available at a fairly high price but has all the functions of any normal keyboard for PC or Mac in the form of a typewriter, with an elegant design and oddly enough, backlit keys in white. The switches, by the way, are mechanical oddly enough.
Glorious Modular Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
At first glance, apart from its ambitious name, there is nothing that stands out especially about the design of this keyboard. However, the word “modular” will already be giving you a clue as to what makes this one of the rarest keyboards out there, and that is that it is designed so that any user can easily replace the switches, and we do not mean only to the caps but to the switch itself. Want to go from Cherry MX switches to Gateron Clear? No problem. Do you want the WASD zone to have a different sensitivity? You just have to remove the switches that are there and put others to your liking.
Warm Keyboard
Have your fingers ever got cold while playing or typing? With this keyboard you will stop having that problem, since by means of a special 20V and 1.8A transformer inside it is capable of literally heating the keys between 10 and 20 ºC above room temperature, or at least that is what the manufacturer says in their website.