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Microsoft Planning to Launch a New Keyboard with Emoji Menu

Author : NewsGram Desk

Tech giant Microsoft is planning to launch a new Ergonomic and a slim Bluetooth keyboard with dedicated shortcut keys for Office and Windows 10s emoji menu.

Both keyboards are up for pre-order and will start shipping from October 15.

The Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard is priced at $59.99, and includes a fabric palm rest and is wired to a PC via a USB port. Microsoft's smaller Bluetooth keyboard is priced at $49.99, and it has Bluetooth 5.0 support with up to three years of battery life, the Verge reported on Friday.

The Office key will replace the right-hand Windows key, and can also be used with various letters to directly open apps in Office. While, the emoji key sits to the right of the Office key.

FILE – A sign for Microsoft is seen on a building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 18, 2017. VOA

The Bluetooth keyboard has a wireless range of up to 33 feet and is compatible with Windows 8.1 and 10.

The Ergonomic keyboard is a split keyboard and houses and a range of shortcut keys including media controls.

It is compatible with Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, but the Office and emoji keys won't work without Windows 10. (IANS)

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