The keyboard alternative that made me a better speedrunner is on sale for Black Friday
I think Azer𒐪on's keypads might be the future of gaming controllers, and you can get one this Black Friday

I've always loved playing Dishonored. Arkane's 2012 masterpiece is one of my favorite games of all time, 🌠but in 2019 I started learning to speedrun it. It's a particularly fun game to try and beat quickly, partly because you have a short-range teleport to spam, but also becꦏause you can get through the entire thing without being seen by, or killing, a single person.
I sucked when I first started speedrunning it, and I hav🐻e no problems admitt💦ing that. I was never a fan of mouse and keyboard and using a pro controller was definitely slowing me down. Then, I tried out the Azeron Cyborg - a hybrid mix between a controller and a gaming keyboard. This robot claw vastly improved my times, and its latest version, the new Azeron Cyborg II, is seeing a 10% discount thanks to Black Friday which brings it .
The Cyborg II keypad has a Hall Sensor thumbstick you can map to the WASD ❀keys, allowing you to control your character's movements like you would with a controller. T🐼hen, you use your fingers to click its 30 mappable keys, which you assign to keyboard functions that work for you and the game you're playing. You can even set them to be comibnations, making tricky speedrunning strats that little bit more achievable.
The Cyborg II only launched earlier in the year, so its appearance in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday gaming deals is the first time its price has dropped.
Azeron Cyborg II |
Save $24 - This 10% deal is the first-ever discount we've seen for the new Aze💧ron Cyborg II, which 💖comes at Amazon with a few different color options. We like the Galaxy Purple edition, but it's also available in full Black, Blue, Green, or Red.
Buy it if:
✅ You've never liked using a keyboard
✅ You're transferring from console to PC
✅ You like creating custom controller profiles
Don't buy it if:
❌ The learning curve is a turn-off
❌ You've always liked using a keyboard
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The Cyborg II really does offer you the best of both worlds, it's part 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming keyboard, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:part PC controller. With your other hand, you use a mouse as yo♔u would with a keyboard, which helped me hone my blinking aim as Corvo to get through each level a bit quicker.
For me, the Cyborg is so much easier to use than a keyboard because you never have to lift your fingers out of their home position to find another key's exact position. You can adjust this device to your hand shape, and with simply flexing or🐈 straightening your fingers, you perform in-game actions with increased speed over the 💦travel time on a keyboard.
Should you buy the Azeron Cyborg II?


Outside of speedrunning, there are loads of reasons I'd recommend the Azeron Cyborg II. It's ergonomic, it's adjustable, and ther🔴e are loads of ways you can tailor its colorway and look to what you'd prefer. Yes, it requires a bit of a learning curve, and it can be a bit of a faff making and learning new controller maps for it, but once you pass a threshold with it, it's like nothing else.
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But what makes the Azeron Cyborg II stand out from the older 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Azeron Cyborg? The newer version comes with six on-board profiles compared to the original's two - so there's less messing around in the brand's software to sw🌳itch profiles. Moreover, the Cyborg II uses omicron switches, and a hall effect thumbstick, adding to its longevity, but in my opinion, greatly enhancing its feel.
The switches on the first Cyborg were great, particularly because they're lightweight and easy to press with a slight twitch of your finger. Now though, the Omron switches have a slightly heftier feel to them, striking a balance between what's easy to actuate and a premium produཧct that aids gamefeel. The top towers in particular now actuate at a different angle, making them much more useful, and more sturdy.
I have more to say about the Cyඣborg II in my review, which I'll likely jump to right after Black Friday, but as a brief teaser for now, this is one of the be💜st gaming peripherals I've ever used, and that's coming from someone who reviews pro controllers for a living.