 Linus Tech Tips coverage of Computex 2013 is powered by Western Digital. Our trusted gaming gear partner is Corsair Vengeance, and our trusted retail partner is NCIX.com. So we've got Eric here from TT Esports, who's going to be showing us some pretty cool stuff. They've also got a lot of stuff that they've already released, but why don't you start with this guy right here. This is the Poseidon, and it's a mechanical keyboard. People love mechanical keyboards. It's so big these days. Tell me two things. Why are mechanical keyboards such a big deal all of a sudden? And number two is, how is this positioned in the market? Why do we need the Poseidon in addition to all your other mechanical keyboards? Okay. So mainly people want mechanical keyboards these days because they're a lot more durable than membrane keyboards have been in the past. Sorry. So it's really durable. It costs a little bit more, but it's guaranteed to last 50 million keystrokes usually. If it doesn't, then you just return it and get a new one. So it just keeps that lifetime cycle going. So tell me about the durability, because these are a lower-cost mechanical keyboard, but you can still offer that guarantee to your customers. Yeah. So in the past, I've done videos on YouTube. I've probably looked for them. I took a BMW and rolled over our Mecha G1 keyboard just to prove it's really durable, it still works, there's videos on YouTube. But the market position for this keyboard, we decided to release something that's a little more cost-affordable. In the past, our keyboards have been in the 129, 139 range. So we're trying to get something a little bit more affordable for every gamer. So what we decided to do is release a really simple entry-level mechanical keyboard. So we came up with the Poseidon. We have a non-backlight and a backlight version. So the backlight version is going to be starting at $89.99, and the non-backlit is going to be $79.99. But at the same time, even though it's cost-affordable, we didn't want to compromise the durability. So these keyboards are pretty robust. They can last quite a while, and we're really excited for them. Pick that up and do a flex test for me, because that's my kind of trademark thing. If we can get an angle on that, wrench on it, because I always wrench on it. So you can see, guys, when you have a cheap keyboard, that thing is going to flex to the point where you can almost pop the keys off. But even though this is a $79.99 keyboard, right? So that's getting down into the price ranges of something like a high-end membrane. Buy an entry-level mechanical, not a high-end membrane. I mean, obviously, buy a high-end mechanical if you can. But speaking of high-end mechanicals, you have some new stuff coming on the high-end stuff, too. Show me what we got over here. OK, so in the past, we've mainly stuck with black switches. So we've done G-Unit, G1, Meco with black switches. So what we decided to do this year is come up with a lot more options for people that want to buy red switches, brown switches, blue switches. So here we're showing off the G-Unit with different switches. We have a blue, a red, and a brown here. The red one here we're showing off. Even they illuminated the full backlight version. So we really want to give people more options, because since new key switches are coming out more and more, brown and red have become really popular in the gaming market. So we want to be able to provide more people more options, depending on if you want a really heavy switch, a light switch. Just depends on what your preference is. Now tell me about if you wanted a headset that was designed in collaboration with BMW. How would you address that customer? Can you do that for me? I would say let's look over here right now. Because I think that's a pretty tall order I'm throwing at you here. Mind you, we cheated a little bit. I did actually get a tour of the booth before we started. You know what? Let's put ourselves right here, and I'll get you to stand right here, and you can talk about this. I'm just going to lean over you here. So tell me about the Level 10M gaming headset. Okay, so we just unveiled this this morning at Computex in collaboration with BMW DesignWorks USA. It's our Level 10M headset. It follows the design philosophy of what we've released in the past, the Level 10M mouse, and the Level 10 case and Level 10 GT case from Thermaltake. So we collaborated with them. A lot of design philosophies went in. You can see it's a really heavy style, more robust metal. So we decided that we're going to come out with a headset that's really durable, really stylish, and something that a lot of people will enjoy. Show me some of the robustness. This looks like metal components here that are part of the sliding mechanism. Show me the microphone, the way it moves. Okay, so yeah, the main framework of the headset is aluminum. So we want to keep it lightweight but durable. And really, really hard mold-injected plastic for the earcups. It has 40mm sound drivers on it, and the microphone is really, really flexible, so you can position it. It's got a joint in here. You can position it. Depending on your preference, you can switch the cable from the left to right side pretty easily. Sometimes, your desktop might be on the right or the left side. So depending on how you want the headset cable to switch positions, you can do that with this. Well, the way that I configure my system is I like to have my headphone cable draping across WASD so that I can actually do both forward and back movement at the same time, just by pressing on the cable. Do you think that that's an optimal setup? I mean, I don't think it's optimal, but you can still do that with this headset. Awesome! I have the power! Definitely. So yeah, definitely check this out. We just announced it this morning, so it's going to be out on... Of course, you're covering it, but you can also research it on our website. It's straight on the front page. Awesome. We've got one more thing that we want to have a look at over here. So show us this guy. Okay. So for people that commute, definitely sometime a problem is that you have to buy separate headphones between gaming and commuting. You want to listen to music on the subway or the bus or whatever. So we designed a Bluetooth-ready headset that's also compatible with gaming. So what you can do is it's a gaming headset first and foremost, so you have the microphone, but when you want to take it out on the go, you can actually unplug and have it Bluetooth-ready with your phone. So you can stream music from your phone in your pocket and just have it on wirelessly. Can you give us a little twirl here? Thank you. Do a little turn on the catwalk. Yeah, a little model work. And another interesting thing about this is even if you don't really need the microphone, you can detach the cable and plug straight into your PC. So you have the option of using microphone, no microphone, PC, wireless, and you can charge through USB. So it's a really sleek headset. We're kind of aiming to simplify the style a little bit. So it's not so much a look at me when I'm commuting. It's more of a just I want to relax. I want to get ready for work, things like that. But you do have look at me products. Can you pull one of those down for me really quick? Just for contrast, guys, Thermaltake has such an enormous range of products available on headsets. Here, let's get this on. So if I didn't want to wear this on the subway, I could wear that instead. And I would have the entire gamut of designing in collaboration with BMW and kind of striking but very stylish. I'd have that sort of that, wow, holy crap, look at this guy. He's got a gold headset on. And then you've got the more like some guy who just wants to chill. And so please don't look at me. Yeah, I mean, the design philosophy for our company is that we want to have something for everyone, whether you want a simple, sleek design or you want something a little bit more colorful, a little bit more complicated. I mean, we have something for everyone. We have a headset for Xbox gamers. We have simplified mechanical keyboards for people that want to really like sleek desktop. So we make something for everyone. So it's kind of our design philosophy. We keep coming out with new products and that's going to hit a different style. So that's what we're looking forward to. It's not all style. Sometimes there's a performance reason for what you do. So right here, what have you done here exactly? OK, so Theron has been a really successful mouse for us. A lot of people like it. So we want to offer new color options. We have white, red, and yellow coming out with a glossy finish. So just depending on the style, we have the old traditional Theron was a rubber coating. So we wanted to add a little bit more options. It comes with the same great laser sensor that's in the original Theron. But here we have a new option, which is a Theron infrared. It has a new infrared optical sensor. And this is built to improve tracking for your gaming. But it's also lower cost. It's going to come out about $10 US cheaper than the original Theron was. So it's a lower cost, high performance option for this mouse. So to be clear, for $79.99, so for $80 plus about $55, could you get a combo here that you would feel comfortable using, regardless of who you pretty much are? Yeah, I mean, it's simple enough. But it's also stylish enough to really take your game up to the next level. I even actually game with these two, Theron infrared and the Poseidon keyboard right now. I play a lot of Starcraft. So I'm really confident in the fact that you can perform with these products. OK, I actually didn't know that. I did not cheat on that one. So thank you very much for joining us. This has been absolutely fantastic. Guys, don't miss any of our Computex 2013 coverage. And again, thank you very much. Thank you.