Keychron’s new mechanical keyboards offer ultralong battery life at wireless 8K polling rates

Keychron is announcing caller Q Ultra and V Ultra mechanical keyboards astatine CES 2026. They’re Keychron’s first ZMK mechanical keyboards, an open-source firmware that’s much artillery businesslike than the celebrated QMK. Keychron claims its ZMK boards tin past up to 660 hours successful 2.4G wireless mode pinch a high-speed 8,000Hz polling complaint — matching wired performance. ZMK is mostly utilized by precocious enthusiasts flashing their ain civilization keyboards. Keychron has produced ZMK keyboards before, but its Ultra bid are its first mechanicals.

The first ZMK Keychron mechanical keyboards, launching January 6th connected Keychron’s site, will beryllium the Q1 Ultra (75 percent, $229.99), Q3 Ultra (tenkeyless, $229.99), and Q6 Ultra (full-size, $239.99). Cheaper V-series Keychron keyboards are launching later successful January: the V5 Ultra (96 percent, $119.99), V3 Ultra (tenkeyless, $114.99), and V1 Ultra (75 percent, $114.99). V-series keyboards characteristic integrative cases alternatively of the fancier-feeling aluminum cases of the Q-series and are one of our apical recommendations for mean users.

The Ultras each usage Keychron’s caller Silk POM switches, gasket-mount soul structures (double-gasket connected the Q Ultras) for a soft typing feel, and soul foam to style the typing sounds. Keychron is besides teasing immoderate upcoming special-edition keyboards made pinch unsocial materials: the Q1 HE 8K Marble Version, K2 HE Resin, and K2 HE Concrete.