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Offline mouse.the.lucky.dog

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Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 18:13:27 »
I stumbled across this on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Colorful-Keyboard-Backlight-Multimedia-Mechanical/dp/B00K9QMGKC/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&qid=1411338882&sr=8-31&keywords=MECHANICAL+KEYBOARDS

anyone see it before?
It's says 10 million keystrokes, so it is not Cherry or Kailh.
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 18:29:21 »
It's most likely just some other clone, claims ten million but it's probably higher than that since it's a clone (unless it's just terribly made or something).
Found a cheaper version here
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 18:51:32 »
Is the colorful fairy the keyboard or the person using it?
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 22:50:34 »
They are seriously advertising it like that?  With the connotations that has in many cultures?
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 23:28:39 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 21 September 2014, 22:50:34
They are seriously advertising it like that?  With the connotations that has in many cultures?

well I know fairies in China doesn't mean ghei... nor is colorfulness ghei
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 23:31:42 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 21 September 2014, 23:28:39
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 21 September 2014, 22:50:34
They are seriously advertising it like that?  With the connotations that has in many cultures?

well I know fairies in China doesn't mean ghei... nor is colorfulness ghei

So if this product originated in China, they did not give consideration to the implications the phrase might have in other cultures.

Doesn't "finger licking good" slogan of a certain fried chicken outlet translate to something like "chew your fingers off" in Chinese?
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 23:33:25 »
Woah, according to the pictures it shoots lasers out of the keycaps.
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 23 September 2014, 13:24:59 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 21 September 2014, 22:50:34
They are seriously advertising it like that?  With the connotations that has in many cultures?
I think they are trying to emphasize the colorfullness by comparing to mythical fae ala tinkerbell. Sort of an onnocent comparison.
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 23 September 2014, 13:27:15 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 21 September 2014, 23:31:42
Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 21 September 2014, 23:28:39
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 21 September 2014, 22:50:34
They are seriously advertising it like that?  With the connotations that has in many cultures?

well I know fairies in China doesn't mean ghei... nor is colorfulness ghei

So if this product originated in China, they did not give consideration to the implications the phrase might have in other cultures.

Doesn't "finger licking good" slogan of a certain fried chicken outlet translate to something like "chew your fingers off" in Chinese?

um... finger licking good...  they didn't translate it..  we already have a saying in chinese that translated back to english is -- so good you ate your hands...   but it means the same as 'finger licking good"


So they just stickered it on there.
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Offline FoxWolf1

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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 23 September 2014, 15:27:04 »
Actually, it's just domes:

Want more info?

Now, the Genius brand does have some mechanicals, which use Kailh switches. This isn't one of them.
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 23 September 2014, 15:31:51 »
Quote from: FoxWolf1 on Tue, 23 September 2014, 15:27:04
Actually, it's just domes:
Show Image

Want more info?

Now, the Genius brand does have some mechanicals, which use Kailh switches. This isn't one of them.

that looks exactly like logitech sliders.. maybe the same oem.
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Re: Colorful Fairy Keyboard
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 23 September 2014, 15:34:36 »
Oh! One other thing...

If you follow the link in my last post, look at the box art. It's identical to the images in the Amazon ad...

But there are some subtle differences in the actual keyboard. What you see is not (quite) what you get...
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