This keyboard costs more than a Mac mini

It does look nice, though ...

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Leander Kahney
March 22, 2023

OK, yes, I’ve spent a lot of money on Apple gear, but never have I dropped several hundred dollars on a keyboard.

I’m not typical, though.

Keyboards are the one type of computer peripheral that gain devoted, sometimes fanatical, followers.

See Marcin Wichary’s new book Shift Happens as proof. The two-volume tome about keyboards costs $150 and has raised an unbelievable three-quarters-of-a-million dollars on Kickstarter.

Now a Japanese firm has developed an all-wood keyboard that sells for more than a Mac mini. It’s bound to get hardcore keyboardists drooling. See today’s top post for details.

Also don’t miss the tweet below that shows Adobe’s new Firefly AI creating a complex vector graphic from just a line drawing. It’s pretty jaw-dropping.

Bill Gates is right: AI is the most revolutionary technology he has seen in decades. He calls it “the most important advance in technology since the graphical user interface.”

Also in today’s newsletter:

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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Tweetz o’ the day

One more thing ...

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When people look at an iMac, they think the design is really great, but most people don't understand it's not skin-deep. There's a reason why, after two years, people haven't been able to copy the iMac. It's not just surface. The reason the iMac doesn't have a fan is engineering. It took a ton of engineering, and that's true for the Cube and everything else.

— Steve Jobs, 200.

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