Optional Accessories

Three colors are available for the AZIO IZO, which really is more of a collection of products than just the keyboard. Be it White Blossom, Blue Iris, or Baroque Rose, AZIO has three colors to choose from, all of which have gold trims and accents to make these anything but plain. I have the Blue Iris set here, and AZIO sent me the two optional accessories which come in similarly designed packaging down to the plastic wrap over the box. The first accessory is a wireless numpad to go with the 75% keyboard, and it has the same company logo and product name sandwich with a render of the keyboard as the filling. Features, specifications, and more labels are on the back and sides, with the inner box sliding out of this decorative cover as expected.


The inner box has the AZIO IZO writing in gold not only on one side but two, and it opens up vertically to reveal that the foam pieces have been retained from the keyboard packaging. It is actually cool how much of a set piece this is, with the numpad coming inside a soft foam wrap, a user guide in English and French underneath, another foam piece at the bottom, and a USB cable as before in a separate compartment. Removing the cable is a bit tricky because that folded cardboard layer is extremely tight inside the cutout, but it is nothing to be concerned about if you don't care about putting things back together.


The IZO numpad is a teaser for the main keyboard, with its curved design and a screen that tells us this can double up as a standalone calculator as well. Indeed, there is a switch on the side to have it in USB mode, as a calculator, or in Bluetooth mode. This means there is an internal battery, and the USB port alongside is used to charge said battery. The AZIO logo is on the top, where there is a larger bezel than expected, but we also see the keycaps in this chiclet candy design that has the legends for both a numpad and a calculator. Four rubber pads on the back add friction against the resting surface and prevent scratches to the plastic case. This is also a mechanical numpad with the same Gateron Blue switches as the keyboard.


Rounding off the set is a matching mouse, and packaging is basically as identical as could be. The only difference is that AZIO packs the actual mouse inside a two-piece plastic blister that is a better way to keep it clean than a foam wrap, which is better for 2D objects, such as keyboards. We otherwise get the now expected user guides in English and French and an accompanying USB cable in the same Blue Iris theme.


The IZO mouse is not going to win any technical or performance awards, but it was never meant to. It was designed to be used in conjunction with the IZO keyboard, and if you have the optional numpad, all the better. It is a lot more portable than your average gaming mouse and much simpler in design, adopting a low-profile claw-grip design suitable for either hand. Three colors greet us, with a lower white section that has the AZIO logo in gold, a large gold trim in the middle, and the Blue Iris touch up top with the switches. The scroll wheel is also gold, but has a knurled finish. There is a Type-C port on the front, as well as a 2.4 GHz dongle inside a storage compartment on the back, which makes for a total of three connectivity options over a toggle slider for the two wireless modes. I wish the keyboard also had this option—there is no reason not to include it.

AZIO also has a matching desk pad and palm rest, but did not provide either for review.