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ncx.com. So, you've got three guesses as to which booth we're in at Computex
right now. And the first two don't count because this right here is one gigantic
computer mouse. This is the Funk MS3 and
it is designed for giants who need mice
that are actually made of foam and don't actually work. No, really. This is just a prop. And what they're actually
showing off is not the MS3. The MS3 is the product that's in the market now.
And they are expanding the gaming product lineup to include some pretty
cool new stuff over here. So, right here we've got the KB 460. Um, you know,
Funk's really uh sort of really creative about the way that they use numbers to,
you know, name their products. KB obviously stands for uh cone brilliance
where the uh the cone is spelled with a K. No, actually it's keyboard. So MS for
mouse, you know, uh keyboard for games. Okay, so this right here is a mechanical
gaming keyboard. It features Cherry MX red switches. It's got a braided cable.
It's got a built-in USB hub. So you got a couple of ports there. It also has
some software functionality that goes into it. So you've got five different
profiles which are accessible over here with the F7 to F11 keys. You've got
built-in media keys that are accessed with a function command as well as a
Okay. Well, you're going to notice a pretty non-standard layout here, but don't worry about that because the North
American model will have sort of full size shift keys, fulls size enter keys.
It does have a red backlight and you can also see it has a red back plate that
really makes that light more vibrant and really really glow. Next thing is the
detachable wrist rest. Now, if you're anything like me, you've probably broken
at least a few of these at some point in your life. Now, Funk's goal was to make
the wrist rest as simple as possible in the way it attaches, meaning that it
shouldn't break. So, we're going to go ahead and turn this around. The mechanism is actually not here yet, but
they assure me it shouldn't break. And if it does break, the idea is they will
just ship you a new one. No big deal. They'll take care of it. Couple days
later, you will be back to having your wrist rest permanently attached to your
keyboard. Next up over here, we have a couple of Funk mouse pads. So, these are
the F-S series 10L and 10 XL. They're basically using a similar surface to
what we've got on their existing products, except that they are flexible.
They are single-sided, so they have a rubberized grip, so they don't move around too much while you're trying to
move them. And obviously they are optimized for use with the MS3 gaming
mouse. It glides very nicely over top of them. You get that hockey puck effect.
There we go. And finally, the HS260.
This is not a finished sample, but I'll go through the general specs of it.
Anyway, it's got 50 mm drivers. It's got some of the softest, biggest cushions
that I think I've ever seen on a headset before. It has, you know, your
adjustable sizing. It's got I'm going to have a problem here because I can only
hold this microphone with one hand. Can I get you to hold this microphone for me, sir? Thank you very much. Okay, so
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.
You've got your size adjustment just like that. So, you can put it on like
sort of, you know, like you got like a huge head or something like that. Now, I have two
microphones. All right. Now, where does the functionality come in? Because
that's what funk stands for. Functionality perfected. I'm just going to show you the functionality. So,
number one, you can remove the mic. All right. That's cool. We've seen this before. Personally, I'm more excited
about the fact that the mic is like this. Well, I mean, I don't want to put
it here, but I'm more excited about the fact that the mic is pretty much
infinitely adjustable because often boom mics end up out here for me, which means
you spit into them a lot and there's a lot of hissing that comes with with S's,
Sises, and things like that. So, if you can put it right here in the corner of
your mouth where it's actually optimal, you're going to get a better experience
for the person on the other end. The next thing is the removable cable. And
removable cables aren't exactly new, but look at this one.
There is absolutely nothing exceptional about that cable that that is a standard
standard headphone jack cable and that's why I like it because it is completely
standard. You do not have to worry about any kind of proprietary nonsense if your
cat chews through your cable like what happened to my PC 350s or if you lose
your cable like I've probably done with something at some point but my memor is
failing me right now. Now the other thing is you can actually switch these
around. So you can switch this over here. You can switch this over here if
you feel like it. The microphone itself has a mute button built into the bottom
of it. And the headphone left ear cup or
right ear cup or wherever you want to put it, I guess, has a built-in volume
control knob as well. Now, this is not a finished sample, like I said, so your
finished product may vary, but stay tuned because the HS2 likes looks like
it's going to be pretty sweet. Guys, don't miss any of our Computex 2013
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