Another gaming keyboard recycles the same specs and promises silence.

Peripheral maker Pulsar has teased its upcoming line of Hall Effect gaming keyboards, the Sboard HE TKL and Sboard HE 100%. The boards include expected 2026 specs like an 8kHz polling rate and Hall Effect switches, but are also adding a built-in DAC and a 3.5mm audio combo jack for headset passthrough. Their main unique selling point appears to be 'silent' switches in an attempt to stand out in a crowded market.

For engineers and gamers, this is a familiar cycle: a minor spec bump (audio jack) and a slight feature tweak (quieter switches) packaged as a new must-have product. The real-world impact is minimal—it's another incremental option in a sea of similar keyboards. The takeaway is that the gaming peripheral industry has perfected the art of repackaging the same core technologies with one new gimmick per generation.