Angry Miao’s new $559 mechanical keyboard has Game Boy vibes

The AM RGB 65 keyboard on a desk mat alongside a mouse, mug, Analogue Pocket, and Game Boy Color. The keyboard is turned on and showing a variety of colorful LEDs under its keys and on its dot matrix display. — *The gray model may lack some of the Game Boy’s vintage vibes like the other colors on offer, but the design homages are there once you look close.*

Between the Analogue Pocket and the proliferation of game emulators on Apple’s App Store, retro gaming is more than chic in 2024. So, it’s not terribly surprising that boutique keyboard maker Angry Miao is getting in on some of that sweet nostalgia with its latest mechanical board, the Game Boy-inspired AM RGB 65.

But the real surprise is that what at first blush looks like a near-$600 parts bin rehash of an existing board is actually Angry Miao’s best mech to date.

There’s a lot of Cyberboard DNA here, but oh so much better.

The RGB 65 is a 65 percent layout keyboard, but its large dot matrix LED forehead means it takes up almost as much space as most 75 percent keyboards. It looks a whole lot like a shrunken-down...

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