8BitDo’s Retro Mechanical Keyboard Hits All The Right Buttons

I’ve never been tempted to use a mechanical keyboard — but 8bitdo’s new NES-styled one might change that. It’s beautiful to look at, has programmable buttons, volume dials, works both wired and wirelessly (200 hour battery life), is an 80% width (i.e. compact but not cramped), has 87 keys, and, best of all, costs a mere $99. The price point alone is certifiable impulse-purchase territory. “Uhm, what’s this keyboard got to do with Ubuntu?”, you ask. Well, nothing – not strictly. See, the software 8Bitdo provide to actually configure the keyboard’s fancier features is not available on Linux (or macOS, […]

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