Keychron's MagOptic switches let users swap Hall effect and optical sensing

At Computex Keychron demonstrated its MagOptic mouse switches, a design that combines Hall effect and optical sensing in a single unit and lets users switch between modes on-the-fly via the web app. The company first showed the concept about a month ago.

The approach responds to feedback about Logitech's G Pro X2 SuperStrike, which replaced a traditional mechanical click with a tuned haptic motor that many users found noticeably different. Keychron offers three physical feedback styles—clicky, tactile and linear—alongside an internal haptic engine, so users can choose the click feel they prefer or try the haptic option.

Keychron says the switches will start appearing in gaming mice at the end of the month, with G-series models first, and it uses an "HE" suffix for Hall effect keyboards. The technology is already in an office trackball, and CEO Nick Xu teased a next-generation switch with further improvements that remains under embargo.

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