{"id":11855,"date":"2024-07-12T19:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11855"},"modified":"2024-07-12T19:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:35:48","slug":"clevetura-clvx-1-review-i-love-this-keyboard-touchpad-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11855","title":{"rendered":"Clevetura CLVX 1 Review: I Love This Keyboard-Touchpad Hybrid"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I have an<\/span> almost irrational desire to avoid moving my hand from my keyboard to my mouse if I can avoid it. The minor interruption is an inefficiency that bothers me. I\u2019ve spent more time than I care to admit counting exactly how many times I have to press tab to navigate menus and learning keyboard shortcuts so I can do things faster without interrupting my flow.<\/p>\n

While using the Clevetura CLVX 1 keyboard, I can only imagine the folks who designed this are just like me. This keyboard has a built-in touchpad directly on top of the keys itself. A small section just above the space bar and between the two Shift keys has a rectangular outline, indicating that, at any moment, the keys you\u2019re touching can turn into a trackpad.<\/p>\n

I was deeply skeptical at first. I\u2019m not a big trackpad person (I\u2019m the type of person who uses an MMO gaming mouse for work<\/a>), but I thought it would be nice to be able to at least move my cursor or click on something quickly. If it works<\/em>. That last thought had a sarcastic tone.<\/p>\n

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Then I tried it. And I was pleasantly surprised. It works.<\/p>\n

Seamless Touch<\/h2>\n

The CLVX 1 can connect to your computer via one of three Bluetooth channels (each with their own button for easy swapping) or a USB-C cable. After pairing it to my laptop, I expected that I would need to download some proprietary software or something to get full use of the device, but to my delight, I accidentally moved my cursor with the trackpad mere seconds after pairing was done.<\/p>\n

The keys are flat and fairly close together, which is a mild annoyance while typing, but in my experience, it wasn\u2019t that much different from some chiclet-style laptop keyboards. More importantly, it meant swiping across the touchpad area felt so smooth I occasionally forgot that I was touching a keyboard.<\/p>\n

My biggest concern, of course, was whether I would accidentally trigger the touchpad. The only way this concept works is if the cursor moves the instant I swipe across the touchpad area. If there\u2019s any delay, or if I have to activate any buttons to swap, I may as well grab my mouse. Impressively, the CLVX 1 managed to intuit exactly when I was trying to move my cursor, and distinguish when I was merely resting my fingers on the keyboard.<\/p>\n

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