![]() So having the team professionally design such themed keypads would surely be a welcome option by gamers.When it comes to gaming keypads, what comes to mind are those devices that look like a split keyboard with keys within the reach of one hand’s fingers and a palm rest underneath. The gritty palmrest unfortunately isn’t so easily available at the time of writing but I wish it were as I’m in love with the design! Even if the 3D printed yellow parts don’t match the palmrest’s yellow at a 100%, the team did a pretty slick job, especially with the fluorescent accents on the keys. I went pretty wild with the Azeron Classic but the manufacturer helped me build one with a “radioactive” look. Azeron lets users freely customize and visualize the color of their keypad. This would further help in making the device an even more ergonomic one.Īnother nice option for buyers would be themed keypads. An option that would be welcome by competitive and non-competitive gamers alike would be tenting like in split keyboards. One option could be a Bluetooth-enabled version of the keypad for those who aren’t much into competitive gaming and prefer less wires in their tangled tech jungle. Since the Azeron team seems to be taking suggestions seriously, I’ll throw in a couple more in this review in the hopes that these get noticed and make for an even more compelling device. But you can easily look the mapping up in the software in case you forget or want to adjust them again. What will require a learning curve is if you have different profiles for different games (the device can hold 2 with its on-board memory but you can have many more in the companion software) and you might need to remember which keys do what for each profile. But even when I first used the Classic, I was surprised to see how intuitive it was to use from the get-go. ![]() The device’s appearance might seem intimidating to use and I’ve used the Azeron Classic before, so I’m familiar with such a setup. The Cyborg and its new adjustment options makes this experience even more enjoyable. Flicking, tapping and pressing keys with my fingertips with minimal travel distance feel more intuitive and comfortable than navigating on a keyboard. My experience with FPS games are really enhanced with the Azeron Cyborg better than a split keyboard + mouse and I can already say better than the Azeron Classic + mouse. You can fine-tune the positioning of the parts to the millimeter and it honestly delivers an unparalleled custom-fitted experience. I used it to play The Ascent and No Man’s Sky and it’s simply a joy to game with a more natural posture/positioning of hands. This not only makes it adapted for competitive gaming, but also ergonomic for gaming in general. Add to those the existing adjustment options in the Azeron Classic that the Cyborg brings back like the tower distance and tower angles from your fingers, this new generation of Axeron keypad feels indeed very versatile to use comfortably and with minimum travel distance from your fingers. You can also adjust the height of the palmrest by taking out the elevation plate underneath it which will reduce the height by around 5mm. Similarly, the thumbstick can be tilted and rotated for the optimal personal angle. The towers can now be lifted and tilted to better align with your fingers. ![]() I found this new arrangement of the keys in the Cyborg to feel more ergonomic as well as more within reach.Īdding to this ergonomic aspect is the additional layers of possible adjustments and customization that the Cyborg allows and it adds quite a number of such layers. ![]() It forgoes the two upper keys in two proximal towers (which required quite a reach) in favor of 4 keys closer to your fingers and one to the side of your pinky. For one, while the Azeron Classic packed 26 programmable keys, the Cyborg adds 3 more for a total of 29 (there is a 24-key version as well). While the design is mostly similar at a glance, there are some noticeable changes. Azeron’s keypads have always been about customization and ergonomic gaming, and the Cyborg takes it up a notch. ![]()
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