[Russell] can determine which key was pressed and use that information to output a character to a terminal. It’s a very simple solution for an electrical interface to a mechanical device ...

Today, only premium keyboards are built with key switches; however, they were also used in the past, such as in the Model M keyboard from IBM, which used buckling spring switches. Mechanical ...

This one is something different. It adds an analog sensor to nearly any mechanical key switch, does it with a minimal number of parts, and doesn’t require any modification of the switch itself.

And, of course, they're great for gaming, too. The best mechanical keyboard is the Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless. The combination of lubed key switches, PBT keycaps and a hot-swappable PCB ...

He's been professionally testing for many years now, and has been collecting mechanical key switches like Smaug hoarded gold for years before that. Whether it's Hall effect or straight mechanical ...