Absolutely no one gave any loving to Microsoft Reclusa at CES today, not even Bill Gates who seemed to have covered everything from A to Z. Reclusa is the name of a Microsoft-branded gaming keyboard manufactured by Razer which was I uncovered the trademark from over 4 months ago.
Here is a photo of Reclusa from the Windows Vista Partners booklet.
Reclusa merges best-of-breed features from two hardware leaders – Microsoft and Razer. The keyboard integrates Razer Hyperesponsive™ Gaming Key Action for virtually no latency, on-the-fly Profile Management for creating and storing macros, blue LED backlighting for use in low-light conditions, and a removable wrist rest for added comfort.
The press fact sheet highlights a few extra details about Reclusa. Here’s a summary.
- Uses 2 (two) USB ports to reduce latency.
- Supports Windows XP and Vista (and Windows 2000).
- 4 (four) programmable bumper buttons on side of the keyboard.
- 6 (six) programmable gaming Hot Keys.
- 2 (two) 360 degrees jog-dials for volume, movement and more.
- Spring 2007. Estimated US$69.95
There’s no further information on this on Microsoft Hardware or Razer’s websites. Did everyone forget about this?
5 Comments
M
Is it named after obese, reclusive mouth-breathers that have more money than common sense?
Andy Wolf
I’m quite happy with my Logitech media keyboard.
Darren
Hot keys!? Some guy got banned in WoW of that! $70?! (Ripoff!!) How about notebooks?
Tickleonthetum
The Reclusa is a species of Spider and ties in to Razor naming there keyboard after a spider (Tarantula).
The Microsoft Product page for this keyboard is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=093
It is being marketed as a partner for the new Microsoft Habu gaming mouse.
Tickleonthetum
UPDATE:
Please note that Razor have added a section to their site for this keyboard:
http://www.razerzone.com/Products/Gaming-Keyboard/Microsoft-Reclusa-Ga ming-Keyboard/
It looks promising…
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