Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Mechanical keyboards from companies like Keychron, NuPhy ...

The new Cherry XTRFY K5 Pro TMR Compact keyboard has 8K polling, customizable magnetic switches and a compact 65% layout for ...

Keyboard manufacturer Cherry makes a significant push into smart switch technology with four new products debuting at Computex 2025 this week. The new switches for keyboards offer particular appeal to ...

Cherry is releasing the MX Black Clear-Top (aka the "Nixie") a new version of a keyboard switch from the '80s prized for its typing feel and acoustics. It was manufactured for a German company called ...

The new Cherry MX Ergo Clear switch dates back to a modification from 2011, combining a big bump with a light spring. The new Cherry MX Ergo Clear switch dates back to a modification from 2011, ...

On Thursday, Cherry, the OGs of the mechanical keys, announced a redesign of its signature Cherry MX mechanical switches. The switch-maker is releasing the next-generation Cherry MX2A, which is ...

The latest mechanical keyboard switch by German peripheral maker Cherry is now available for preorder, and it features a number of design updates to its decades-old mechanical keyboard switches. The ...

Cherry has been producing the world's most popular mechanical keyboard switches for decades now, with its Cherry MX switches being the defacto standard against which nearly all others are measured. In ...

Prized for their sound and smoothness, the original switches now sell for exorbitant prices. Prized for their sound and smoothness, the original switches now sell for exorbitant prices. Cherry’s ...

For the happily obsessed mechanical keyboard enthusiast, there’s no detail too minor on the journey to the perfect switch. Perfect key feel is worth poring over switch specs or even splicing parts ...