Customizable split mechanical keyboard with integrated central touchpad goes on preorder for $160 — and this 3-pound slab is wireless and doesn't come with an infamous Copilot key
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Input hardware is quietly fragmenting around power users who want control surfaces, not assistant keys. If your team lives in terminals, IDEs, or trading tools, these split/touchpad hybrids are a low-cost way to test whether custom ergonomics and macros move the needle more than yet another software tweak.
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