The World of Keyboards: A Diverse and Surprising Realm

As soon as you get your hands on this wonderful portable keyboard, you'll feel an urge to express yourself. This can be mighty important not only in school but also in later life. I've made videos on many unusual, crazy keyboards, computer keyboards, Bluetooth keyboards, wireless keyboards, wired keyboards, touch keyboards, and laser keyboards. If there's a keyboard out there, I'm probably gonna look at it. It's surprising how diverse the world of keyboards is, indicating that people have a very particular taste when it comes to their choice in keyboard.

Today, I'm going to show you possibly the craziest keyboard that I've ever featured. It might also be the most expensive, and I just can't remember its price – it's $300! This thing is expensive, but I have to tell you that it's called the Quirky Writer S, a typewriter-inspired mechanical keyboard. This keyboard embraces a different mindset and time period – the click and clack of war, The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, Brave New World, and Lord of the Flies are all there.

The company behind this keyboard is called quirky toys, and it's an attention-grabbing thing to put in your den with a glass of cognac next to it. You'll notice fine wood grain and the smell of leather as you take a closer look at this keyboard. It does look cool, and I feel like I'm about to crack the code. This keyboard is heavy, and it's made of metal – oh boy! Look whoa; it's a real typewriter!

The switches on this keyboard are Cherry MX blue, which "bams" when you press them. There's a tray if you want to use an iPad or phone, which apparently is programmable but has a throwback look and clear stops in front that make indenting easier – two typewriter days as well! The knobs on the side have LEDs along the top, another button for using it in a wired fashion, a traditional-style power switch on this side, and braided-style USB cable with micro-USB connector to ensure more security.

I got this keyboard connected to my MacBook Pro over here, and I wanted to test the volume knob. Well, that's exactly what it does! It's cool, but what is this side supposed to do? Maybe nothing – we'll find out! Let's see if this "enter" function works; indeed it does! The keyboard will work on PCs, Macs, Android, and iOS devices.

The person who designed this keyboard seems to have done their research. They're trying to market the idea of using this with iPads without having to reach up – annoying because you're busy doing something else. As I'm sitting here yelling at a video about 18th-century cooking, I realize that these guys didn't skimp on functionality. They've got Cherry MX blue switches, which are made out of metal, can pair to three separate Bluetooth devices, and can be used in a wired fashion if you choose so.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe minute you get your hands on this wonderful portable you find yourself with an urge to express yourself now that can be mighty important not only in school but in later life too so i've made videos on many unusual crazy keyboards computer keyboards bluetooth keyboards wireless keyboards wired keyboards touch keyboards laser keyboards if there's a keyboard i'm probably gonna look at it it's very surprising how diverse the world of keyboards is it to me seems to indicate that people have a very particular taste when it comes to their choice in keyboard what i'm going to show you today possibly the craziest keyboard that i've ever featured it also might be the most expensive i can't remember will it's 300 bucks this thing is expensive and i have to tell you that it's called the quirky writer s a typewriter inspired mechanical keyboard this embraces a different mindset a different time period the click and the clack the war and the piece to kill a mockingbird brave new world lord of the flies the company is called quirky toys there's a picture of what it looks like that's an attention-grabbing thing you put that in the den a glass of cognac next to it fine wood grain and the smell of leather let's take a closer look at this thing does look cool feel like i'm about to crack the code this thing is heavy oh boy look whoa it's a real typewriter feel now the switches are cherry mx blue that little clock to it bam this tray is if you want to use ipad or a phone this apparently is programmable but that's a throwback sets and clear stops in front makes indenting easier two typewriter days as well same with these knobs on the side leds along the top that i can see another button usb connector to use it in a wired fashion a traditional style power switch on this side braided style usb cable but that's micro usb though oh it is a micro usb connector so it's more secure look at that that's in there this would be cool as like a volume knob maybe it is so this thing will work on pc mac android and ios got it connected to this macbook pro over here my intuition was to test this knob for volume that's exactly what it does that is cool what is this side supposed to do i don't know maybe nothing it's not this what does this do no it's enter it acts as enter test two wow i kind of like it the quick brown fox jumped over jack what vertical scroll let's just fill this up he's right oh that's kind of nice so you do a little web page scroll in there now you probably have a scroll wheel on your mouse but they're trying to market the idea of using this with your ipad you don't want to reach up and it's annoying because you're busy how about that well you're sitting over there yelling yelling and screaming and the truth of the matter is you didn't do your research i wanted to be tom cruise against matt lauer i'm not out here trying to prescribe ritalin i am not going to go out and say get your kids on riddle and it's the cure-all and the end-all matt but here's the point don't be glad you don't even you're glad can you explain to me will what this 10m 20m 30m situation is this is map to brightness oh they're macros are we talking macros are we talking macaroni i saw a channel the other day on trending which is a guy who specializes in living like it's 200 or 300 years ago have you seen this guy welcome to 18th century cooking i'm jon townsend and we're doing macaroni or we might call it today macaroni and cheese all right so listen there's obviously a massive novelty factor here there is spectacle here but they didn't skimp on the functionality you've got cherry mx blue switches the thing is made out of metal it can pair to three separate bluetooth devices you can use it wired if you choose to so if you're about this style if you look at this and you feel inspired it could be the next harry potter and i think she's doing all right for herself how many books did she sell will he do 450 million half a billion harry potter books and she owes it all to the cordy writer s you need to know about it kaboomthe minute you get your hands on this wonderful portable you find yourself with an urge to express yourself now that can be mighty important not only in school but in later life too so i've made videos on many unusual crazy keyboards computer keyboards bluetooth keyboards wireless keyboards wired keyboards touch keyboards laser keyboards if there's a keyboard i'm probably gonna look at it it's very surprising how diverse the world of keyboards is it to me seems to indicate that people have a very particular taste when it comes to their choice in keyboard what i'm going to show you today possibly the craziest keyboard that i've ever featured it also might be the most expensive i can't remember will it's 300 bucks this thing is expensive and i have to tell you that it's called the quirky writer s a typewriter inspired mechanical keyboard this embraces a different mindset a different time period the click and the clack the war and the piece to kill a mockingbird brave new world lord of the flies the company is called quirky toys there's a picture of what it looks like that's an attention-grabbing thing you put that in the den a glass of cognac next to it fine wood grain and the smell of leather let's take a closer look at this thing does look cool feel like i'm about to crack the code this thing is heavy oh boy look whoa it's a real typewriter feel now the switches are cherry mx blue that little clock to it bam this tray is if you want to use ipad or a phone this apparently is programmable but that's a throwback sets and clear stops in front makes indenting easier two typewriter days as well same with these knobs on the side leds along the top that i can see another button usb connector to use it in a wired fashion a traditional style power switch on this side braided style usb cable but that's micro usb though oh it is a micro usb connector so it's more secure look at that that's in there this would be cool as like a volume knob maybe it is so this thing will work on pc mac android and ios got it connected to this macbook pro over here my intuition was to test this knob for volume that's exactly what it does that is cool what is this side supposed to do i don't know maybe nothing it's not this what does this do no it's enter it acts as enter test two wow i kind of like it the quick brown fox jumped over jack what vertical scroll let's just fill this up he's right oh that's kind of nice so you do a little web page scroll in there now you probably have a scroll wheel on your mouse but they're trying to market the idea of using this with your ipad you don't want to reach up and it's annoying because you're busy how about that well you're sitting over there yelling yelling and screaming and the truth of the matter is you didn't do your research i wanted to be tom cruise against matt lauer i'm not out here trying to prescribe ritalin i am not going to go out and say get your kids on riddle and it's the cure-all and the end-all matt but here's the point don't be glad you don't even you're glad can you explain to me will what this 10m 20m 30m situation is this is map to brightness oh they're macros are we talking macros are we talking macaroni i saw a channel the other day on trending which is a guy who specializes in living like it's 200 or 300 years ago have you seen this guy welcome to 18th century cooking i'm jon townsend and we're doing macaroni or we might call it today macaroni and cheese all right so listen there's obviously a massive novelty factor here there is spectacle here but they didn't skimp on the functionality you've got cherry mx blue switches the thing is made out of metal it can pair to three separate bluetooth devices you can use it wired if you choose to so if you're about this style if you look at this and you feel inspired it could be the next harry potter and i think she's doing all right for herself how many books did she sell will he do 450 million half a billion harry potter books and she owes it all to the cordy writer s you need to know about it kaboom\n"