The ‘World’s First’ Completely Silent Keyboard Released
The Seneca keyboard, the world’s first zero-noise capacitive keyboard, has been unveiled. The engineer has been creating it since 2019, and the main highlight of the keyboard is the silent key stabilizers.
The keyboard switches are designed and manufactured by Norbauer themselves, and are not the traditional mechanical switches found in many premium keyboards. Norbauer describes them this way: “The elastomer domes of the capacitive keyboards use controlled compression at a predetermined flex point when pressed, providing a tactile click. The unusual physical design of the key system (a freely sliding linear resin bearing that presses the coil coil against the touchpad) creates a distinctive and satisfying sound – a deep, yet quiet, acoustic profile.”
According to the manufacturer, all the parts and mechanisms of the new product are “assembled and adjusted only by human hands, in hours of skilled work – as a rule, each keyboard is assembled by one master, from start to finish.” Each component is designed for maximum acoustic, artistic and tactile sophistication, regardless of cost, and is made to order (right down to the individually machined screws). The design of the keyboard refers to the second half of the 20th century, which became an era of incredible achievements in aerospace engineering, energy, computing and communications technology.
The Seneca keyboard is on sale today for an incredible price starting at $3,600. That’s enough to buy more than three MacBook Airs or a Vision Pro headset.
