Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Mechanical keyboards from companies like Keychron, NuPhy ...

Cherry has been producing the world's most popular mechanical keyboard switches for decades now, with its Cherry MX switches being the defacto standard against which nearly all others are measured. In ...

The new Cherry MX Ergo Clear switch dates back to a modification from 2011, combining a big bump with a light spring. The new Cherry MX Ergo Clear switch dates back to a modification from 2011, ...

Cherry introduces new switches for 2025, including the Cherry IK, MX Honey, MX Blossom, and MX Falcon. The Cherry IK switches utilize electromagnetic field detection for contactless actuation with ...

Cherry AG has made some significant enhancements to its CHERRY MX mechanical switch for keyboards, first introduced in 1983, with a new spring design and an improved stem guidance system. Called the ...

The mechanical keyboard scene gets bigger every year, and it wouldn't exist without Cherry. The German switch maker's original MX designs are the foundation upon which most of today's myriad keyboard ...

When two things rub together, they create friction, and friction slows things down and creates wear. That includes not just things like analog sticks, but the keyswitches in our keyboards, too. Cherry ...

Prized for their sound and smoothness, the original switches now sell for exorbitant prices. Prized for their sound and smoothness, the original switches now sell for exorbitant prices. is a reporter ...

Cherry has chosen a so-called 75% layout without a number pad for this compact keyboard, which is currently in vogue. It is about as wide as Apple’s Magic Keyboard without a number pad, but three ...