New modular low-profile mechanical keyboard packs optional num pad, trackpad, track ball, rotary dial, and 6DoF spatial mouse


New modular low-profile mechanical keyboard packs optional num pad, trackpad, track ball, rotary dial, and 6DoF spatial mouse

An ecosystem built around a low-profile mechanical keyboard and a macro pad

Rather than just a regular low-profile mechanical keyboard, the Naya Connect is an ecosystem of interconnected modules that can be configured around a hub. The main parts are either the Naya Type, a 75% low-profile mechanical keyboard, or the Naya Dock, a standalone hub that houses one of the other input devices that Naya sells for its ergonomic wireless keyboard, the Naya Create. By default, the Naya Type is a wired mechanical keyboard, but adding in a Dock and a module also adds wireless capabilities -- in a similar fashion to the Naya Create as well. The Dock itself also integrates four keys below the input module, which will presumably be used for macros or as keys bound to whatever module you have installed.

The Naya Type is a 75% low-profile keyboard that uses Kailh Choc V2 switches, which we previously tested and reviewed in the Iqunix Magi65 Pro (curr. $128.79 on Amazon), and, in our testing, those Kailh switches deliver an exceptionally smooth typing experience and decent typing sound, both of which have been somewhat rare in the low-profile mechanical keyboard space until recently.

The Connect modules attach to each other magnetically, with proprietary pogo pins for electrical connections. Aside from the modular approach, the Naya Type already packs a number of interesting features, including a full-aluminium case measuring in at just 14.9 mm with switches and keycaps, a split space bar for additional keyboard efficiency, and custom shine-through polycarbonate keycaps for the white backlighting. If not connected wirelessly, the Naya Type uses a USB-C connection, and there is an easy-to-reach hardware on/off switch.

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