1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:06,799 Linus TechTips coverage of Computex 2013 is powered by Western Digital. Our 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:11,200 trusted gaming gear partner is Corsair Vengeance and our trusted retail partner 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,200 is 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:18,320 ncx.com. So, you've got three guesses as to which booth we're in at Computex 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:25,840 right now. And the first two don't count because this right here is one gigantic 6 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:30,320 computer mouse. This is the Funk MS3 and 7 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:31,599 it is designed for giants who need mice 8 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:36,880 that are actually made of foam and don't actually work. No, really. This is just a prop. And what they're actually 9 00:00:34,719 --> 00:00:40,399 showing off is not the MS3. The MS3 is the product that's in the market now. 10 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:44,800 And they are expanding the gaming product lineup to include some pretty 11 00:00:42,399 --> 00:00:50,480 cool new stuff over here. So, right here we've got the KB 460. Um, you know, 12 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:55,920 Funk's really uh sort of really creative about the way that they use numbers to, 13 00:00:53,280 --> 00:01:01,600 you know, name their products. KB obviously stands for uh cone brilliance 14 00:00:59,199 --> 00:01:06,640 where the uh the cone is spelled with a K. No, actually it's keyboard. So MS for 15 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:10,640 mouse, you know, uh keyboard for games. Okay, so this right here is a mechanical 16 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:15,360 gaming keyboard. It features Cherry MX red switches. It's got a braided cable. 17 00:01:12,960 --> 00:01:19,439 It's got a built-in USB hub. So you got a couple of ports there. It also has 18 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:23,360 some software functionality that goes into it. So you've got five different 19 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:27,840 profiles which are accessible over here with the F7 to F11 keys. You've got 20 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:32,400 built-in media keys that are accessed with a function command as well as a 21 00:01:31,119 --> 00:01:37,520 Okay. Well, you're going to notice a pretty non-standard layout here, but don't worry about that because the North 22 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:41,759 American model will have sort of full size shift keys, fulls size enter keys. 23 00:01:39,439 --> 00:01:46,720 It does have a red backlight and you can also see it has a red back plate that 24 00:01:44,159 --> 00:01:50,640 really makes that light more vibrant and really really glow. Next thing is the 25 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:54,880 detachable wrist rest. Now, if you're anything like me, you've probably broken 26 00:01:52,960 --> 00:02:00,079 at least a few of these at some point in your life. Now, Funk's goal was to make 27 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:03,759 the wrist rest as simple as possible in the way it attaches, meaning that it 28 00:02:02,079 --> 00:02:08,000 shouldn't break. So, we're going to go ahead and turn this around. The mechanism is actually not here yet, but 29 00:02:06,399 --> 00:02:12,160 they assure me it shouldn't break. And if it does break, the idea is they will 30 00:02:10,239 --> 00:02:15,440 just ship you a new one. No big deal. They'll take care of it. Couple days 31 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:20,720 later, you will be back to having your wrist rest permanently attached to your 32 00:02:17,959 --> 00:02:24,720 keyboard. Next up over here, we have a couple of Funk mouse pads. So, these are 33 00:02:22,319 --> 00:02:27,599 the F-S series 10L and 10 XL. They're basically using a similar surface to 34 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:31,040 what we've got on their existing products, except that they are flexible. 35 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:34,879 They are single-sided, so they have a rubberized grip, so they don't move around too much while you're trying to 36 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:39,040 move them. And obviously they are optimized for use with the MS3 gaming 37 00:02:36,959 --> 00:02:43,760 mouse. It glides very nicely over top of them. You get that hockey puck effect. 38 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:45,920 There we go. And finally, the HS260. 39 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:50,080 This is not a finished sample, but I'll go through the general specs of it. 40 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:55,200 Anyway, it's got 50 mm drivers. It's got some of the softest, biggest cushions 41 00:02:52,879 --> 00:02:59,760 that I think I've ever seen on a headset before. It has, you know, your 42 00:02:56,959 --> 00:03:02,480 adjustable sizing. It's got I'm going to have a problem here because I can only 43 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:07,280 hold this microphone with one hand. Can I get you to hold this microphone for me, sir? Thank you very much. Okay, so 44 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:14,000 here we go. I can put this on my head now and don't have to keep stalling for time. Very plush ear cups. There we go. 45 00:03:11,519 --> 00:03:17,680 You've got your size adjustment just like that. So, you can put it on like 46 00:03:16,239 --> 00:03:21,920 sort of, you know, like you got like a huge head or something like that. Now, I have two 47 00:03:19,879 --> 00:03:24,319 microphones. All right. Now, where does the functionality come in? Because 48 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:28,560 that's what funk stands for. Functionality perfected. I'm just going to show you the functionality. So, 49 00:03:26,959 --> 00:03:33,599 number one, you can remove the mic. All right. That's cool. We've seen this before. Personally, I'm more excited 50 00:03:31,519 --> 00:03:36,879 about the fact that the mic is like this. Well, I mean, I don't want to put 51 00:03:34,959 --> 00:03:40,000 it here, but I'm more excited about the fact that the mic is pretty much 52 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:43,840 infinitely adjustable because often boom mics end up out here for me, which means 53 00:03:42,319 --> 00:03:48,080 you spit into them a lot and there's a lot of hissing that comes with with S's, 54 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:51,120 Sises, and things like that. So, if you can put it right here in the corner of 55 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:54,239 your mouth where it's actually optimal, you're going to get a better experience 56 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:58,080 for the person on the other end. The next thing is the removable cable. And 57 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:02,080 removable cables aren't exactly new, but look at this one. 58 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:08,239 There is absolutely nothing exceptional about that cable that that is a standard 59 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:12,560 standard headphone jack cable and that's why I like it because it is completely 60 00:04:10,879 --> 00:04:17,199 standard. You do not have to worry about any kind of proprietary nonsense if your 61 00:04:15,599 --> 00:04:21,919 cat chews through your cable like what happened to my PC 350s or if you lose 62 00:04:19,840 --> 00:04:25,120 your cable like I've probably done with something at some point but my memor is 63 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:28,080 failing me right now. Now the other thing is you can actually switch these 64 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:31,840 around. So you can switch this over here. You can switch this over here if 65 00:04:29,919 --> 00:04:36,479 you feel like it. The microphone itself has a mute button built into the bottom 66 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,759 of it. And the headphone left ear cup or 67 00:04:36,479 --> 00:04:43,040 right ear cup or wherever you want to put it, I guess, has a built-in volume 68 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:47,440 control knob as well. Now, this is not a finished sample, like I said, so your 69 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:51,840 finished product may vary, but stay tuned because the HS2 likes looks like 70 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:55,199 it's going to be pretty sweet. Guys, don't miss any of our Computex 2013 71 00:04:54,080 --> 00:05:01,040 coverage. We are powered here at the show by Western Digital as well as Corsair Vengeance Gaming peripherals. 72 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:05,440 Sorry about that, but dense the brakes as well as ncx.com. Make sure you're 73 00:05:03,919 --> 00:05:09,280 subscribed to Linus Tech Tips so you catch all of it.