Razer Lycosa gaming keyboard announced

Razer unveiled a new keyboard for gamers at the World Cyber Games 2007 in Seattle. The Lycosa is designed for fast, efficient gameplay and superior actions-per-minute thanks to its 1000Hz Ultrapolling/1ms response time. By offering illuminated, non-slip rubber keys and Hyperesponse technology; full control is in the gamers’ hands, empowering gamers to operate under any conditions and at professional gaming speed. Durable and ultra-portable, the Razer Lycosa is fit for the most heated LAN gaming sessions by offering immediately accessible USB, earphone and microphone jacks.

Each key on the Razer Lycosa is fully programmable to accept a myriad of complex gaming commands and button combinations. The TouchPanel ensures that gamers always have control over all functions of the chosen media player. With the ability to save up to 10 different profiles, gamers can customize thousands of keystrokes for their favorite Real Time Strategy, First Person Shooter, Massively Multiplayer Online or virtually any other genre defining game.

Features:

Keytop with non-slip rubber finish

Backlight illumination with WASD cluster lighting option

Fully-programmable keys with macro capability

Gaming cluster with anti-ghosting capability

Slim keycap structure with Hyperesponse technology

TouchPanel easy access media keys

Gaming mode option for deactivation of the Windows key

10 customizable software profiles with on-the-fly switching

1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response time

Earphone-out and microphone-in jacks

Detachable wrist rest

One integrated USB extension port

Approximate size: 469mm (length) x 168mm (width) x 15mm (height) without wrist rest / 469mm (length) x 221mm (width) x 15mm (height) with wrist rest

The Lycosa keyboard will be available in November for $79.99.