<s>
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
computer	B-Device
keyboards	I-Device
sold	O
by	O
Metadot	O
Corporation	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
company	O
located	O
in	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
feature	O
blank	O
keycaps	B-Device
,	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
purpose	O
to	O
help	O
improve	O
touch	B-Device
typing	I-Device
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
worth	O
to	O
note	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
"	O
in	O
German	O
is	O
"	O
die	O
Tastatur	O
"	O
,	O
not	O
"	O
das	O
Tastatur	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
multiple	O
generations	O
of	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
iteration	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
mechanical	O
key	O
switches	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
blank	O
keycaps	B-Device
,	O
it	O
featured	O
a	O
Model-M-inspired	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
individually	O
weighted	O
keypresses	O
,	O
because	O
some	O
keys	O
are	O
pressed	O
with	O
less	O
force	O
than	O
other	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
USB-only	O
keyboard	B-Device
also	O
offered	O
six-key	O
rollover	O
capability	O
(	O
the	O
maximum	O
for	O
a	O
conventional	O
USB	O
HID	O
keyboard	B-Device
)	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
two-port	O
USB	O
hub	O
and	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
glossy	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
Model	O
S	O
"	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
late	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
4	O
"	O
with	O
updated	O
design	O
and	O
enhanced	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboards	I-Device
began	O
shipping	O
with	O
Cherry	O
MX	O
clone	O
switches	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Greetech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
4	O
"	O
for	O
Windows	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
with	O
Cherry	O
MX	O
switches	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
4C	O
"	O
models	O
all	O
feature	O
the	O
clone	O
switches	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
discontinued	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Greetech	O
switches	O
to	O
use	O
only	O
the	O
Cherry	O
brand	O
for	O
MX	O
switch	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
5Q	O
"	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
to	O
be	O
cloud	O
connected	O
,	O
allowing	O
various	O
online	O
services	O
to	O
send	O
signals	O
to	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
which	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
various	O
lighting	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backers	O
were	O
promised	O
delivery	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
but	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
encountered	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
backers	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
their	O
keyboards	B-Device
until	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
project	O
DieFarbe	O
,	O
not	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
,	O
attempts	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
Windows	O
driver	B-Application
's	I-Application
feature	O
set	O
for	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Metadot	O
Corporation	O
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
censor	O
an	O
alternative	O
,	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
driver	O
,	O
security	O
concerns	O
arose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Das	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
5Q	O
's	O
cloud	O
connection	O
driver	O
was	O
questioned	O
by	O
some	O
users	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
remote	O
keylogger	O
.	O
</s>
