The WhiteFox mechanical keyboard is a pricey but beautiful gadget

Mechanical keyboards are a bit of a nostalgic luxury, echoing back to the days of punchy,

clacky key switches and metal springs and a sound so crisp and loud you can hear it through the walls. These days, a nice mechanical keyboard typically runs you $100 or more, with many of them marketed to enthusiasts or PC gamers and carrying switches from top-line electronics maker Cherry. THE WHITEFOX IS A WHITE COMPACT MECHANICAL KEYBOARD WITH CUSTOM SWITCHES However, the WhiteFox, a gadget from keyboard enthusiast community Input Club, is an aesthetic standout: it’s a clean, white compact keyboard with custom “Halo” key switches, eye-popping blue accents, and an open source foundation that makes it fully programmable. (Naturally, that last bit means it will work on PC, Linux, and macOS). There’s also a NightFox model that trades the white for black and the blue for red, leaving you with an equally enticing and attractive gadget. The WhiteFox concept first began circling a couple years back as a DIY project designed by mechanical keyboard enthusiast Matteo Spinelli, meaning it required a bit of work and extra cash to get one for yourself. Now, after teaming up with Spinelli himself, Input Club has brought the keyboard to Kickstarter to get it in the hands of anyone who’s willing to pay the hefty $169 price tag. The campaign ends in six days, so you’ll have to act fast if you want to get a unit in time for the first December 2017 shipment.                                                                                                                                 https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/7/19/16001200/whitefox-mechanical-keyboard-kickstarter-input-club