{"id":30549,"date":"2013-08-05T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T06:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=30549"},"modified":"2013-08-05T16:10:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T06:10:02","slug":"worlds-fastest-gaming-keyboard-the-steelseries-apex-is-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=30549","title":{"rendered":"WORLDS FASTEST GAMING KEYBOARD, THE STEELSERIES APEX IS AVAILABLE NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 05 August, 2013 \u2013 SteelSeries, a worldwide leader in professional grade gaming peripherals, today announced the availability of the SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard. Made up of beautiful form and carefully optimised functions, the SteelSeries Apex features unique enhancements to the keyboards layout from low-profile keys, specially designed raised macros rows for quick access, and multiple layers of customisation in colours and intensity.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Active-Zone Illumination<\/span><\/em><br \/>\nThe SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard goes beyond just choosing from 16.8 million colour options, it features SteelSeries Active-Zone illumination, a visual support tool that allows the user to independently customise colours &#8211; up to 8 levels of illumination intensity in each of its 5 zones &#8211; with up to 4 different customisable layers per zone.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Enhanced Design &amp; Optimised Layout<\/span><\/em><br \/>\nThe Apex combines an adjusted layout with key enhancements that bring fluidity to the way the user moves around the keyboard. These enhancements include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Raised macro-keys along the top and left side, which provide faster and more precise macro-combinations.<br \/>\n\u2022 The addition of two small tactile bumps on the W-key to provide a faster return to WASD.<br \/>\n\u2022 Superior anti-ghosting that supports simultaneous key presses in 20 of the most used gaming keys on the Apex and Apex [RAW}.<br \/>\n\u2022 An enlarged space bar and added directional keys that support features that improve comfort and reaction time.<br \/>\n\u2022 A SteelSeries key that allows the user to easily adjust brightness and disable the Windows key with no software required.<br \/>\n\u2022 Two swappable feet that allow the user to adjust the keyboard\u2019s angle to what is most comfortable.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Superior Software<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Powered by the SteelSeries Engine, the Apex can be completely remapped including the twenty-two macro keys found above the function keys and along the left side of the keyboard. With the capability to program up to four separate layers of the keyboard, users now have more than 500 keys for instant control, multiple layouts, profiles, and commands that they choose and customise for any game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.everythingusb.com\/images\/list\/steelseries_apex_keyboard_news.jpg\" width=600><\/p>\n<p>For more information regarding the Apex and the rest of SteelSeries\u2019 products, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelseries.com\">http:\/\/www.steelseries.com<\/a>. To get the latest news regarding the company and interact with like-minded gamers around the world, be sure to check out our Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Pricing and Availability<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nManufacturer: SteelSeries<br \/>\nProduct Name: APEX<br \/>\nAustralian Distributors: Synnex<br \/>\nNew Zealand Distributors: Findlay Marketing<br \/>\nMSRP: AU$149<br \/>\nAvailability: Now<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelseries.com\">www.steelseries.com<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/steelseries\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/steelseries<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 05 August, 2013 \u2013 SteelSeries, a worldwide leader in professional grade gaming peripherals, today announced the availability of the SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard. 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