Func Gaming Booth KB-460, HS-260, MS-3 - Computex 2013
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·2014-05-07
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Linus TechTips coverage of Computex 2013 is powered by Western Digital. Our
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ncx.com. So, you've got three guesses as to which booth we're in at Computex
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right now. And the first two don't count because this right here is one gigantic
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computer mouse. This is the Funk MS3 and
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it is designed for giants who need mice
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that are actually made of foam and don't actually work. No, really. This is just a prop. And what they're actually
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showing off is not the MS3. The MS3 is the product that's in the market now.
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And they are expanding the gaming product lineup to include some pretty
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cool new stuff over here. So, right here we've got the KB 460. Um, you know,
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Funk's really uh sort of really creative about the way that they use numbers to,
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you know, name their products. KB obviously stands for uh cone brilliance
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where the uh the cone is spelled with a K. No, actually it's keyboard. So MS for
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mouse, you know, uh keyboard for games. Okay, so this right here is a mechanical
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gaming keyboard. It features Cherry MX red switches. It's got a braided cable.
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It's got a built-in USB hub. So you got a couple of ports there. It also has
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some software functionality that goes into it. So you've got five different
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profiles which are accessible over here with the F7 to F11 keys. You've got
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built-in media keys that are accessed with a function command as well as a
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Okay. Well, you're going to notice a pretty non-standard layout here, but don't worry about that because the North
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American model will have sort of full size shift keys, fulls size enter keys.
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It does have a red backlight and you can also see it has a red back plate that
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really makes that light more vibrant and really really glow. Next thing is the
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detachable wrist rest. Now, if you're anything like me, you've probably broken
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at least a few of these at some point in your life. Now, Funk's goal was to make
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the wrist rest as simple as possible in the way it attaches, meaning that it
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shouldn't break. So, we're going to go ahead and turn this around. The mechanism is actually not here yet, but
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they assure me it shouldn't break. And if it does break, the idea is they will
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just ship you a new one. No big deal. They'll take care of it. Couple days
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later, you will be back to having your wrist rest permanently attached to your
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keyboard. Next up over here, we have a couple of Funk mouse pads. So, these are
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the F-S series 10L and 10 XL. They're basically using a similar surface to
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what we've got on their existing products, except that they are flexible.
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They are single-sided, so they have a rubberized grip, so they don't move around too much while you're trying to
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move them. And obviously they are optimized for use with the MS3 gaming
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mouse. It glides very nicely over top of them. You get that hockey puck effect.
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There we go. And finally, the HS260.
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This is not a finished sample, but I'll go through the general specs of it.
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Anyway, it's got 50 mm drivers. It's got some of the softest, biggest cushions
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that I think I've ever seen on a headset before. It has, you know, your
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adjustable sizing. It's got I'm going to have a problem here because I can only
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hold this microphone with one hand. Can I get you to hold this microphone for me, sir? Thank you very much. Okay, so
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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.
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You've got your size adjustment just like that. So, you can put it on like
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sort of, you know, like you got like a huge head or something like that. Now, I have two
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microphones. All right. Now, where does the functionality come in? Because
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that's what funk stands for. Functionality perfected. I'm just going to show you the functionality. So,
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number one, you can remove the mic. All right. That's cool. We've seen this before. Personally, I'm more excited
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about the fact that the mic is like this. Well, I mean, I don't want to put
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it here, but I'm more excited about the fact that the mic is pretty much
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infinitely adjustable because often boom mics end up out here for me, which means
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you spit into them a lot and there's a lot of hissing that comes with with S's,
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Sises, and things like that. So, if you can put it right here in the corner of
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your mouth where it's actually optimal, you're going to get a better experience
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for the person on the other end. The next thing is the removable cable. And
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removable cables aren't exactly new, but look at this one.
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There is absolutely nothing exceptional about that cable that that is a standard
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standard headphone jack cable and that's why I like it because it is completely
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standard. You do not have to worry about any kind of proprietary nonsense if your
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cat chews through your cable like what happened to my PC 350s or if you lose
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your cable like I've probably done with something at some point but my memor is
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failing me right now. Now the other thing is you can actually switch these
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around. So you can switch this over here. You can switch this over here if
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you feel like it. The microphone itself has a mute button built into the bottom
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of it. And the headphone left ear cup or
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right ear cup or wherever you want to put it, I guess, has a built-in volume
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control knob as well. Now, this is not a finished sample, like I said, so your
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finished product may vary, but stay tuned because the HS2 likes looks like
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it's going to be pretty sweet. Guys, don't miss any of our Computex 2013
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