Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard

The Reclusa Gaming Keyboard is, more accurately, a Microsoft keyboard "powered by Razer." It may easily look like a generic keyboard at first glance, but on closer inspection, there's a cluster of macro keys on each side of the keyboard and a pair of 360° jog dials. Razer's chief contribution to the Reclusa, according to the box, is its "hyperesponse gaming key action," which is claimed to reduce key latency and maximize key response, along with adding customization options for macro keys and profiles.

Also, to add a bit more bling to a long, oval shaped keyboard, the Reclusa glows with blue LED backlighting—perfect for gamers in low light or no light conditions.

Microsoft's newest gaming keyboard is going up against some hefty competition in the gaming keyboard market. There's Logitech's popular G11 and G15 gaming keyboards, also with blue LED backlighting, and the WASD-friendly Timber WolfMERC keyboards. Does the alliance with Razer bolster Microsoft's position in the crowded and competitive gaming hardware industry? For a cool $70, we hope so.

The Reclusa works under Windows Vista and XP operating systems. It will gobble up a USB port, but rewards you with two more, as the corners each include a USB hub.

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