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Long live the mechanical keyboard

Keychron, which launched on Kickstarter in twenty seventeen, now sells a value K2 model and even one with an all-wood body; typing refuses to die.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Tonight
Published 10:24 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 10:24 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentKeychron started on Kickstarter in twenty seventeen. It now sells a value model, plus one with an all-wood body. A keyboard. Made of a tree.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's furniture you can type on! I want the wood one, the clack must sound like a tiny lumberjack.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentLumberjack.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA very small, very loud one.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFine, the wood is nice. It is also exactly where your coffee goes.

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