Review: Naya Create Keyboard

Steep learning curve. Slight pinging when typing. Strange quirks in setup require extensive troubleshooting. Lots of odd choices and bugs. Modules are difficult to use when tented.

I really wanted to like the Naya Create. It’s an incredibly stylish split keyboard with a lot going for it, offering great customization and a novel shape that’s supposedly sculpted for efficiency and comfort. It’s as if Apple tried its hand at an ergonomic keyboard. But during my testing, I found holes in the design. A lot of them. Even after software updates, extensive troubleshooting, and a second review unit, this keyboard simply didn’t want to work properly.

The Naya Create starts at $500 without any modules. But quite a bit of the keyboard’s functionality relies on the modules, including the batteries for wireless connectivity. For a full kit with two keyboard halves, three interchangeable ...