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Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: kaiserreich on Tue, 31 May 2011, 08:54:36
(http://i.imgur.com/DeqW0.jpg)

Looks like Computex Pics. Keycaps looks Blackwidow-ish and they kinda messed up the symbols by switching the top and bottom.

Credits to Storm88 @ Lowyat.net for the pics
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: reaper on Tue, 31 May 2011, 09:13:24
Cool.  No wonder OCN said that they might be able to get some backlit Duckies.  So it's called DK9008 "Shine"? lol
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: kaiserreich on Tue, 31 May 2011, 09:17:11
Shiny duck
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: noodles256 on Tue, 31 May 2011, 09:18:43
cool
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: redpill on Tue, 31 May 2011, 09:53:03
Are those green LEDs on the Caps/Num/Scroll Lox?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: kaiserreich on Tue, 31 May 2011, 09:55:57
What will a Color Blind person see when he/she sees the green LEDs?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: canon.tk on Tue, 31 May 2011, 10:03:16
Quote from: kaiserreich;353635
What will a Color Blind person see when he/she sees the green LEDs?

I would assume it would depend on what type of color blindness.  Some might see it as white.
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: dreamingftw on Tue, 31 May 2011, 13:04:43
That looks pretty badass... Wonder if they will ever come out with a backlit tenkeyless. what's the ETA on this release?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: BucklingSpring on Tue, 31 May 2011, 14:20:08
Cherry MX Series**** Ok... But Cherry Proxy Switch... What is this?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Fixall on Tue, 31 May 2011, 16:21:30
I think it looks pretty good.  I like that they centered the legends on the Shift/CL/Tab/Enter/etc, but I guess that is typical on a backlit board.

Anyone able to tell me what the four keys in the top right corner are??
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Fixall on Tue, 31 May 2011, 16:26:10
I believe I've read somewhere that Proxy switches are used on long keys like Shift to help make them more firm and stable.  Although that does nothing to explain how they work or their makeup.  I'm guessing they probably just a little plastic stabilizer?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Fixall on Tue, 31 May 2011, 16:31:37
Quote from: BucklingSpring;353747
Cherry MX Series**** Ok... But Cherry Proxy Switch... What is this?

 
I believe I've read somewhere that Proxy switches are used on long keys like Shift to help make them more firm and stable. Although that does nothing to explain how they work or their makeup. I'm guessing they're probably just a little plastic stabilizer?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Fixall on Tue, 31 May 2011, 16:58:03
Quote from: ripster;353796
Some manufacturers put a REAL switch to act as a stabilizer.



Ugh, besides making the key firmer because you have two extra switches to compress, that doesn't sound like it would do much to help stabilize the key.  I imagine if you pressed the left side of the key just the left side would actuate as opposed to the entire key actuating?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: redpill on Tue, 31 May 2011, 17:02:00
So would the key register with either switch deppressed?  How would they prevent getting double-registers with off center key presses?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: BucklingSpring on Tue, 31 May 2011, 18:10:08
Quote from: ripster;353796
Some manufacturers put a REAL switch to act as a stabilizer.


I don't know about the enter key but Deck do the same (brown on each sides) for large keys and it is very effective.
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Crazy9000 on Wed, 01 June 2011, 00:09:59
Quote from: kaiserreich;353635
What will a Color Blind person see when he/she sees the green LEDs?

I'm a bit red/green color blind,  green usually just looks yellow. Luckily I can see that specific shade of green.

Anyone notice a striking resemblance of the keycap legends to the upcoming mionix keyboard?
(http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/zibal60-0.jpg)
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: calavera on Wed, 01 June 2011, 00:30:32
Arrow keys are fugly. Other than that, it's cool.
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Crazy9000 on Wed, 01 June 2011, 00:33:58
Quote from: ripster;353834
Which keys?  The Shifts?  That's weird.
My Deck has those "fake" cherry switches as stabilizers on the spacebar at least.
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: CeeSA on Wed, 01 June 2011, 04:33:48
and now: tenkeyless
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Tony on Wed, 01 June 2011, 10:23:25
The keyboard looks nice and it is good for gamer at night. But I touch type and find that backlit option is not necessary.

So how much is the extra backlit costs?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Zet on Wed, 01 June 2011, 11:27:18
Personally, I'm digging having two switches, depending how the manage to register the keypress. To check that we would have to take a look at the back of the board, right?
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: redpill on Wed, 01 June 2011, 11:32:01
Quote from: ripster;354143
What is stupid is doubling the force by cheaping out like the Duckys do and try and use one PCB for BigAssEnter/ANSI.


The double-switch quackery aside, it seems like discussing Duckys always puts you in a fowl mood.
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Post by: redpill on Wed, 01 June 2011, 11:43:43
Now this thread is really flying off topic.  I don't know why so many wise guys flock to these threads; birds of a feather I guess.  It's probably very confusing for the new folks who really just need a veteran world mechanical keyboard expert to take them under their wing.
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: redpill on Wed, 01 June 2011, 11:51:02
They really are strange on that side of the pond.
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: noodles256 on Wed, 01 June 2011, 12:13:12
quack quack
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Post by: Mazora on Wed, 01 June 2011, 12:15:31
my gf thinks this kb is lulz (kinda)
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Tony on Wed, 01 June 2011, 21:01:17
Quote from: ripster;354211
I wonder why the Chinese call it a "Proxy Switch"?

I thought proxy routers were illegal in Communist china.  Communist censorship and all.
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Google translation does it all. Chinese has many words that sound the same and Google picks the closest translation, often the wrong and funny one.
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: Zet on Wed, 01 June 2011, 22:58:40
I would expect another color for the backlight also, so many keyboards (I mean, most of the few ones that do have backlight) have blue leds... It would be nice to have some nice leds like the ones that Razer has on the Naga Epic, the new version of the Lachesis, and such, so you are able to set the color of the leds... eh ;)
Title: Introducing: The Backlit Duck
Post by: kbfreak on Sat, 31 March 2012, 22:14:44
Wow what a sweet looking shining ducky! I mean, not as crazy as a backlit non-mechanical kb I have, but for mechanical keyboard, this is pretty classy looking. Thumbs up.

PS here's the link to my limited edition KBTalking Light (backlit with anime girl design, and multiple colors) =)
http://youtu.be/Mn-vYsZ5r_0