Varmilo has a big booth at Computex 2023 and showed off two new mech keyboards - the Minilo 75% and Shine Kara - the former is actually available to order direct from their web store right now, which is a pleasant surprise. The latter appears to be an early preview unit, and Varmilo has not confirmed a specific release date for it.

Customers can configure the Minilo 75% with three different high-grade gray tones - from the company's Morandi-style color scheme (inspired by Italian painter Giorgio Morandi) - Eucalyptus, Mendozae and Bluebell. The design is also divided into a three-layer color separation scheme (upper, middle and lower) that is pleasing to the eye. Varmilo states that this model provides a "satisfying sound, pleasant tactile feel and great rebound" user experience - thanks to a gasket mount system and padding within the casing.

Epomaker announces the Epomaker Lite, a 60% form factor wireless mechanical keyboard whose patented Shallow Gasket-Mount design makes it unique from any other traditional gasket-mount keyboard on the current market. In addition to the new design, the Epomaker Lite also features many attractive features such as hot swappable switches, wired and wireless dual connectivity, and multi-device simultaneous connection.

What's a Gasket-Mount Structure?
The core concept of a gasket-mount design is to provide a soft typing feeling and raindrop-like typing sounds by avoiding direct contact between the keyboard plate and the other keyboard components. Instead of using screws to support the inner components, the traditional gasket structure uses small pieces of rubber/silicone gaskets on the edges inside the keyboard, making the gaskets be the main contact points between the inner bottom of the case, the PCB, and the top plate. Nonetheless, the conventional gasket structures only have the gaskets padding on the edges of the keyboard, leaving the center empty. This can cause a lack of support in the main typing area of the keyboard, resulting in an inconsistent sound and typing feel.