We have seen keyboards of all sorts, for gamers, for media junkies, for managers, for designers, and now we have speakers keyboard for those who wants less desktop space or are too lazy to buy separate speakers.
Whether you use your computer to watch videos on YouTube or listen to your favorite tunes, the Verbatim Speaker Keyboard for Windows is a great choice. With integrated dual speakers, this keyboard gives you stereo-quality sound at your fingertips- without cluttering up your space with speakers and cords. It also has easy keys to control volume and boost bass and media console designed to help you manage your music. For an extra cool experience, this keyboard offers backlight illumination you can turn on or off-depending on your surroundings or your mood. With integrated speakers and backlighting, this Verbatim keyboard lets you turn down the lights, turn up the volume and enjoy the ultimate music experience.
Design:
- Verbatim includes dual speakers—one on each side at the top of the keyboard for stereo surround.
- Control panel in the middle with Black Exterior
- Blue colored backlighting.
- The keyboard layout is standard—no compromises on the number or layout of keys. At its base are two adjustable levels for propping up the keyboard to suit personal preferences.
- Dimensions 19-inches long, 8.5-inches wide.
- A control panel on top allows for backlighting control (on/off), mute, volume up/down, and bass boost. Other multimedia controls are located above the number pad including pause/play, stop, skip backward, skip forward.
- The keyboard only gobbles up one USB port.
- Pair of inputs, one for a microphone and the other for headphones.
Sound:
Extremetech reviews the sound aspect of this product in great depth
The sound produces some good pop, but nothing beyond what even cheap dedicated speakers can provide. Playing music is akin to leaving your clock radio left on, or having one of those bathroom radios when you take a shower. While there are two sets of speakers, you do get some good volume out of them. The Bass Boost button is essentially an attenuator for quickly reducing the sound volume if someone walks by and wants to have a chat.
For a speaker keyboard, we weren’t entirely surprised by the sound quality, but this is something somebody can use if they don’t want speakers and a subwoofer gobbling up good real estate. You can definitely get your groove on with them, but we at ExtremeTech are spoiled with some high-end audio equipment, so we’ll keep our dedicated speakers and oversized subwoofer.
We would have preferred a volume knob rather than volume up/volume down buttons. For something as important as a speaker keyboard, we feel a knob is a must.
Price:
The product is priced $74.99. For purchase : Click Here
System Requirements:
USB 2.0 (Also compatible with USB 1.1 ports)
Windows XP, 2000, Vista
Product Official Website : Click Here
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