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while 2017 seemed to be all about RGB for peripherals I think that 2018 will be the year when wireless technology will be a must-have feature nearly every other gaming company has launched a range of wireless mice and keyboards with various degrees of success except one Corsair and they have been quietly sitting on the sidelines waiting until the technology who was mature enough to offer what gamers wanted lightning quick response times and longevity now Wireless has finally progressed to a point where it may be able to consistently deliver on those items and the result is a series of mice and keyboards that really break new grounds but before we talk about these new products I wanna give a huge shout out to fantex Coursera and colormaster for sponsoring our CES coverage because without them this just would have been not possible the theme of this year's Coursera CES presents was unplugged and play and their new peripheral lineup reflects that the dark Cornell's mmm 1,000 mouse pad and the new k-6 with your keyboard all incorporated wireless technology in some way let's start with the K 63 when we first saw this keyboard it didn't look like anything more than a standard but a slightly larger tkl keyboard with wire free connectivity however it's the way in which Corsair went about its design that's different not only is there a very high quality feel to the construction but there's some really interesting stuff that's installed within the chassis now the k6eid suite offers connectivity via a dedicated 2.4 gigahertz wireless channel which offers an ultra-fast response time of one millisecond but it can also be switched over to use a low latency Bluetooth 4.2 protocol of course if you want to use a wired connection that's there as well the cool thing about the 2.4 gigahertz mode is that it also offers the option of a ES 128 bit encryption through software which doesn't add any perceptible lag but adds security against hackers who may be snooping into wireless connections with key loggers expect battery life of up to 75 hours of continual gaming before he recharges required when using an a default 50% backlighting brightness at $110 this keyboard really isn't cheap but there's a ton of features beyond its Wire free operation there's perky blue backlighting Cherry MX Reds which is perky macros and programmable keys that can be controlled within a Corsairs utility engine software basically it's the blend of the best features from Corsairs current generation of keyboards baked into a compact decal design that's also compatible with a new lap board accessory moving on to mice and the wireless trend continues with the dark or RGB mouse this is a brand new design for Corsair with a claw grip formed for right hand users if you don't like the format that the mouse comes in out of the box there's a swamp oval side grip and two included contoured surfaces that can be changed out to match your grip type and playing style they're held in place by a pretty strong magnet so there's no worry of them slipping off personally I like the one which gave me a bit more pinky finger support but that's just my opinion I also happen to like the dimpled palm rest even though it looks a bit uncomfortable the textured surface actually works to make sure the sweat doesn't accumulate under your hand Corsairs of course added RGB to this mouse but in a pretty subtle way so it isn't too flashy it is set up in three different zones around the perimeter but the really interesting stuff with this mouse lies on the inside since it uses the same three more connection options I talked about before with the keyboard there's 2.4 gigahertz with a fast one millisecond polling rate and Bluetooth 4.2 with a low-energy protocol for wireless modes which can be changed via a switch on the dark cores bottom of course there's wire too in case if you're out of battery or just want to use the mouse while it's charging the ones away a bit encryption from the keyboard isn't available here since there's no reason to secure a wireless mouse connection the optical sensor being used here is the Pixar 3367 which has been custom made for Corsair it offers 16,000 dpi and a range of other features tracking was really good from the limited testing I did battery life is also supposed to be excellent with a claimed of up to 24 hours of continuous use with the RGB enabled right now it looks like the dark or RGB will be available before the end of January and will cost for about $80 but if you want to spend more to get a really cool bit of technology there's also the dark core RGB se this special edition Mouse costs in ninety dollars and comes with integrated Shi wireless charging technology this means it can be charged on any compatible qi surface or duck course it will also be offering this their own Qi compatible mousepad called the mm 1000 this is a regular non reversible hard surface mousepad but the trick here is that small round Wireless Qi charging spawn in the upper right hand corner this is quite different from the likes of logitech's power-play and razors new hyper flux system since you need to move the mouse on to corner to begin the charging process it can then be left there during the non-gaming session so the dark core we fully charged every time you want to use it I did find that actually getting the mouse to charge was a bit of a challenge since it needs to be placed very precisely over the charging spot actually aligning the two charging spots isn't easy and I think courses should add a small guide imprinted into that mousepad since Coursera is using a wireless charging standard that's widely available on many smartphones and soon other devices as well you can simply put your cheek compatible device onto the mousepad circular area and it'll start charging while you game meanwhile if your device doesn't actually have wireless charging capabilities or you just don't want a cell phone hanging out out of your mousepad Coursera also includes a small a charging pad with adapters from USB micro-b type-c and lightning luckily the MM 1000 is large enough at 260 by 350 millimeters that a six inch phone can hang out on the edge and not interfere with gaming too much then again if you want to charge a phone normally or plug in another device a Corsair provides a USB 3.0 pass through port well there you guys have it what do you think of course there's wireless peripheral announcements at CES 2018 let us know in the comments down below i'm Ebro with hurricane x thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one