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Logitech announces MX Keys Keyboard for India

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Logitech has added a new keyboard to its already wide portfolio for the Indian market. Called MX Keys, this Master series wireless keyboard promises powerful and reliable performance, thanks to the Perfect Stroke technology – a tactile low-profile typing experience.

Engineered in Switzerland, the MX Keys is equipped with smart illumination that detects the hand and the ambient light to turn on or off backlight and has a battery life of up 10 days on a full charge if you use the backlight or up to 5 months without it. It supports USB Type-C connectivity and comes with an easy switch button to toggle between three different computers easily.

The Logitech MX Keys is priced at Rs. 12,995.

Bobble AI introduces a Marathi keyboard with their dedicated ‘Animated Bigmojis’

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Recognising the challenges faced by many across India, who converse primarily in their local languages, Bobble AI have announced the launch of a keyboard designed specifically for those who speak Marathi – making it easier to communicate and send messages during the extremely popular festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Dedicated to the 70-million-plus Marathi speaking community in India, the Marathi keyboard is also integrated with dedicated ‘Animated Bigmojis’, which enables users to send magnified emojis from the emoji panel by pressing on the emoji longer. Bobble AI also is the first to introduce this feature into keyboards and for the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi which starts in 2 days, they have also featured special emojis of Ganapati Bappa/Lord Ganesh.

When it comes to functionality, Bobble’s Marathi keyboard is one of the newest Marathi input tools out there for phones running on Android. Users are able to text in Marathi, either by typing in Marathi or through the keyboard’s impressive English to Marathi translator. More so, Bobble’s Marathi keyboard also has the unique capability of autocorrecting, which understands the user’s intent.

Bobble AI have also mentioned that, ‘there is automated word prediction on local phrases like tumcha svāgat aso, tu kasā āhes, su-prabhāt pūnhā bhetū,lavakar barē vhā! Abhinandana, among many others’.

To make life easier, Bobble’s Marathi keyboard has an incredible speech recognition software that can recognise the authentic Marathi accent and convert it into well-versed text messages, thus, allowing users the luxury of not typing at all.

The users can create their personalised cartoon avatar through the ‘Cartoon Head and with merely a selfie can access to 1000’s of stickers and GIFs.

“Bobble AI empowers millions of Indians to communicate in 100+ languages and expressive content. The company is actively creating more stickers, gifs, and memes for regional consumption, as a result, the adoption of regional languages has been taking place in every millisecond. The Marathi keyboard is introduced because there was a need for such medium, after all, there is nothing more authentic and persuasive than what one friend says to another”, says Ankit Prasad, Founder and CEO, Bobble AI.

Bobble AI’s Marathi keyboard is available for Android users and can be downloaded through this link.

For more information, please visit the Marathi keyboard’s dedicated web page or this page.

Razer Ornata is the world’s first mecha-membrane keyboard

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Gaming device-maker Razer has announced the Razer Ornata keyboard series featuring Razer Mecha-Membrane technology. The gaming keyboards have been designed to combine the best of both worlds by using a membrane rubber dome design with mechanical key technology. This results in a soft, cushioned touch delivering a tactile click with each keystroke.

The Razer Mecha-Membrane is a unique mid-height key-cap hybrid, which, the company claims, provides a comfortable and efficient typing experience unique to the Ornata. The Chroma features individually backlit keys powered by Razer Chroma technology which makes use of customisable lighting features that can be synced across various devices. There are around 16.8 million colours and a large variety of effects available.

Custom settings can be created using the Razer Synapse software platform, which can also be shared with other Razer software users via the Razer Chrome Workshop. Currently, in-game Razer Chroma lighting profiles have been integrated into games titles such as Overwatch, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Blade and Soul etc. These profiles can display tutorials, in-game actions and more.

An alternate version of the Razer Ornata with monochrome green back-lighting is available with the ability to display dynamic lighting effects via Razer Synapse.

The Razer Ornata chrome is priced at $99 while the monochrome Ornata is $20 cheaper at $79. Both will be available worldwide from October 2016.

Logitech outs G310 mechanical gaming keyboard with Romer-G switches

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The G310 Atlas Dawn Compact Mechanical Gaming keyboard (to give it its full name) features Logitech's Romer-G switches, which the company claims are 25% faster than the ones on Cherry MX keyboard's mechanical switches and possess a 1.5mm actuation distance.

In theory, this means that it should take less time to execute commands while proving more durable in the long run.

Spotted on Logitech's Malaysian website, the G310 bears a resemblance to Logitech's Orion Spark G910 mechanical keyboard. It's shorter due to the lack of a number pad, which should make it more bag-friendly for easier transportation.

Other features include illuminated keys that work with Logitech Gaming Software, an Arx Control Dock that lets you prop up a smartphone to view in-game info and system statistics, and performance facet keycaps for comfortable typing.

Priced at 499 RM (around Rs. 8400), there's no word yet on UK pricing or availability. T3 has contacted Logitech to find out more.

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