 Linus Tech Tips coverage of PAX East 2014 is brought to you by Intel and Corsair. Hey guys, I'm here at Cooler Master checking out their Nova Touch, which is a really interesting keyboard with a really interesting key design. So what can you tell me about this keyboard and its interesting switch? Okay, so the Nova Touch TKL is a brand new keyboard that Cooler Master is currently working on. Now, this is pretty much an evolution of a traditional mechanical keyboard. What we have here are specialized key switches, which are essentially an electrostatic capacitive technology, where they pretty much feel like a hybrid between a traditional mechanical keyboard key switch and a membrane keyboard. So pretty much we have these switches here and we made sure that the key cap stems are compatible with Cherry MX key caps. So for all those keyboard enthusiasts who love to switch out their key caps, we made them compatible, backwards compatible, with Cherry MX key caps. So that should be something that people should be pretty excited about. That's really cool because a lot of times when you're shopping for key caps, really the only ones available are Cherry MX key caps. So it's cool that you can actually get something else. Now, when typing on this, it feels a lot like a Topre. Can you tell me more about that? Yes, so pretty much the Nova Touch key switch is based off of the Japanese made Topre key switches. So what you're going to be getting essentially is a very nice tactile feedback as you press the switch. You'll get a nice bump feedback, which it feels like pretty much an implosion of a sphere, because that's pretty much how the key switch works. We have a mechanical switch that is encased within a silicone injection molding, and every time you press down, pretty much that silicone bubble deflates, absorbing all the shock. So pretty much you're getting all of the friction, which is in typical mechanical key switches, completely absorbed, giving you a pretty much smoother experience compared to traditional key switches. So this is very good for people who pretty much just type all day, whether you're a student, you're a coder, or a journalist maybe. The Topre key switch, the Nova Touch keyboard, is meant for very long periods of use. I feel like if you had to compare it to a Cherry keyboard, it's like a really soft brown, because you can still feel the tactile bump when you're coming down, but it is a lot softer. Now, it's a 10 keyless keyboard, and I've seen a lot of trending lately with people wanting to buy 10 keyless keyboards. Just a lot of gamers don't end up actually using the number pad. Personally, I use the number pad, so I usually buy full keyboards, but what does Cooler Master think about the trend in people buying 10 keyless keyboards? People really love the 10 keyless design. It's just for various reasons. Some people like it for the fact that it's smaller, it's more portable, it's easier to take with you on the go. Cool, thanks. One more thing, like you said, very portable. This does have a detachable USB cable, so if you do need that number pad, you can swap out keyboards if you want, or you can move it around really easily, because you don't have to worry about the cable bending in your bag. Thank you, Alex, for running us through this keyboard. Thank you for watching our video on the Cooler Master Nova Touch TKL. If you want to see all the rest of our PAX content, be sure to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips, and thanks for watching this video.