Features<\/h2>\n
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First, let’s cover the features you’ll find on this new iteration of Matias’ classic aluminum keyboard.<\/p>\n
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- Generous 2mm of key travel for tactile and responsive typing<\/li>\n
- Spectrum Colour Dial lets you choose any colour in the rainbow<\/li>\n
- Limit sleep-damaging blue light exposure with warm white (good), yellow (better) or red (best)<\/li>\n
- Easy brightness controls in 10% increments from 0 to 100%<\/li>\n
- Mouse-friendly USB 2.0 port built in<\/li>\n
- Mac-friendly function keys, volume keys and music controls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Design<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThe RGB Backlit Aluminum Keyboard (hereafter: the Matias RGB) is a full-size keyboard, meaning it includes a numberpad and every other key you’d expect to find on a standard keyboard. It also has additional keys, including Mac and PC function keys on their respective models, including volume and media playback controls.<\/p>\n
The Matias RBG measures 441 x 116 x 19mm in all, making it reasonably wide but not tall or thick; perfect. The weight of the keyboard is substantial without being excessive, at 606 grams.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nIn order to change the colours available, you use a dial placed on the rear of the keyboard, in line with the arrow keys. From here, you can spin the dial to change your backlighting colour quickly and easily. Going all the way to the left is white, all the way to the right is also white, and you have all the colours of the rainbow in between.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nYou can also press the dial back to access the special Low Blue Light modes, which give you a choice of warm white, yellow and red. As the level of blue light in the backlight is reduced and red is increased, your natural sleep cycle will become less and less affected by the light produced by the keyboard.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nOf course, we recommend that you use the blue light reduction features built into the latest versions of macOS and Windows 10 to further reduce your Blue Light exposure from your monitor for best results.<\/p>\n
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