Logitech has always been the market leader in personal peripherals. It has always tried to experiment and release products that will aide users in a variety of ways. This fact is further strengthened by the launch of its new G19 keyboard for gaming. The keyboard incorporates a variety of extraordinary features and aims to provide users a plethora of advanced gaming technology. As its reviews, the keyboard boasts of a Color GamePanel LCD. This LCD can be tilted and has a 320 × 240 pixel display. The LCD shows information, both in and out of game. The LCD displays information like game stats, VOIP communication data, video playback, system information, image slideshows, and many other items.
The characters of the keyboard are backlit and the user can personalize the keyboard so that its fits better with the rest of the computer and the gaming equipment. The backlit characters can be easily located even in the dark. The keyboard also comprises 12 fully programmable G-keys. These G-keys also have three macros per key. The user can program up to 36 single key presses or complex macros. The user can make use of the MR Key to record new macros.
The keyboard boasts of a feature called the Multi-key input. This feature lets the user to use up to five keys at once to perform multiple complex actions. The keyboard has options that disable the Windows or Context Menu keys so that the user will not get bothered by them if they are pressed accidentally during a game. The keyboard is also powered by two Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports that aide data transfer to ands from MP3 players and flash drives. They also aide in charging battery powered devices. The one touch controls for volume and media playback give the essential instant media access. The Intelligent cable management system of the keyboard routes the cords of the mouse and headset, out of the way.
This new Logitech G19 gaming keyboard is compatible with both Windows and Mac based computers. The keyboard is priced around $200.
