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.
However, the WhiteFox, a gadget from keyboard enthusiast community Input Club, is a step above the rest: 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...