{"id":4635,"date":"2017-02-23T15:38:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T20:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:38:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T20:38:45","slug":"preview-lofree-typewriter-inspired-wireless-backlit-mechanical-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/02\/23\/preview-lofree-typewriter-inspired-wireless-backlit-mechanical-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Lofree, a typewriter-inspired wireless, backlit mechanical keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Typewriter-inspired mechanical keyboards are nothing new, like with the popular, if pricey,\u00a0Qwerkytoys <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lAqiJH\" target=\"_blank\">QWERKYWRITER<\/a>. While a lovely piece of engineering, the QWERKYWRITER&#8217;s price leaves open the possibility for a more streamlined and inexpensive approach to simulating a typewriter-like portable keyboard experience. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lofree.co?kid=E7FS4\" target=\"_blank\">LOFREE<\/a> keyboard attempts\u00a0to meet that challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to the QWERKYWRITER, which was a <strong>Kickstarter<\/strong> success story, the LOFREE is hitting <strong>Indiegogo<\/strong> on March 7. Early bird pricing is going to be a more-than-reasonable $59, with the eventual retail price hitting $99.<\/p>\n<p>While the LOFREE uses the popular <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lPrXh0\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Magic Keyboard<\/a> layout, it will also work with most Bluetooth-enabled\u00a0devices, including those running iOS, Windows, Macintosh, and Android. The nice thing is is that despite being wireless (there&#8217;s a backup wired connection option), it also features an adjustable backlight, which is something not even the QWERKYWRITER sports, and something a lot of wireless mechanical keyboards lack. While it lacks a tenkey (number pad), and therefore doesn&#8217;t meet the requirements to become\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/02\/06\/review-hyperx-alloy-fps-mechanical-gaming-keyboard\/\" target=\"_blank\">my personal holy grail<\/a>, its support for pairing with up to three devices is still a nice touch for something meant as a portable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4637\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4637\" data-src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4637 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"The target backlighting in action.\" width=\"700\" height=\"471\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4637\" src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8.png\" alt=\"The target backlighting in action.\" width=\"700\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8.png 700w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The target backlighting in action.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While it remains to be seen what delivery date they&#8217;re targeting, the type of mechanical switches they&#8217;ll be using, and how enjoyable its round keys will actually be, it&#8217;s a product I&#8217;ll definitely be keeping an eye on. While it may not capture a lot of the romance of a typewriter like the QWERKYWRITER does, the LOFREE&#8217;s price is a lot more friendly to the old budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typewriter-inspired mechanical keyboards are nothing new, like with the popular, if pricey,\u00a0Qwerkytoys QWERKYWRITER. While a lovely piece of engineering, the QWERKYWRITER&#8217;s price leaves open the possibility for a more streamlined and inexpensive approach to simulating a typewriter-like portable keyboard experience. The LOFREE keyboard attempts\u00a0to meet that challenge. 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