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- Jun 24, 201790% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Microsoft Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID introduced
- Microsoft quietly listed the Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID ($129.99) and Modern Mouse ($49.99) in its online store around 16 June 2017, marked "coming soon" with no clear launch date[1][3]
- HEXUS did not find either product in the UK store[1]
Notable features
- The keyboard has an aluminium frame Microsoft calls "virtually indestructible", full QWERTY with numpad, and a fingerprint sensor in the position of the right-hand Windows or Alt/Ctrl area, made to blend in as a normal key[1][3]
- It connects by USB or Bluetooth, with 33 feet of open-air range; fingerprint login uses Windows Hello on Windows 10 and does not work on Apple devices[1][3]
- HEXUS lists the keyboard at 420.9 x 112.6 x 19.3mm (16.57 x 4.43 x 0.76 inches) and 413.5g (14.58oz), with a rechargeable battery rated for up to 4 months on a full charge and Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0/4.1/4.2 support[1]
- The Modern Mouse is a metal Bluetooth 4.0 mouse using AAA batteries for about 12 months, and is not compatible with macOS[1][3]
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- [1]90%hexus.net/tech/news/peripherals/107098-microsoft-modern-keyboard-fingerprint-id-introducedhexus.net· Posted Jun 21, 2017· Starts Jun 24, 2017 ✓· 0% of score
Happened as dated, per hexus.net: "…Add to My Vault: Microsoft has quietly launched the Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID ($129.99) a…"
- [2]78%Microsoft is releasing a Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint IDneowin.net· Added Sep 14, 2026· 100% of score
Neowin's own headline reports Microsoft releasing the Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID, consistent with the pin's stored late-June 2017 date, though the page itself returned a 403 error and could not be directly verified.
- [3]80%Microsoft Reveals Wireless 'Modern Keyboard' With Hidden Fingerprint ID Sensormacrumors.com· Published Jun 16, 2017· 0% of score
MacRumors confirms Microsoft's Modern Keyboard with hidden fingerprint sensor was revealed 16 June 2017 as "coming soon," about a week before the pin's stored 24 June 2017 date, consistent with an announcement preceding wider availability.
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