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Back to the future with the legendary ZX Spectrum Keyboard

The ZX Spectrum keyboard was already 30 years old in 2014.

Is the picture an old or new ZX Spectrum keyboard? Believe it or not, the legendary ZX Spectrum keyboard is in front of you as a perfect Bluetooth replica. This is the butter of the company Elite Systems, which collected funds for it some time ago, and now it is finally coming to end users. Thus, fans of computer games will be able to go back in time, but to play legendary arcade games, they will use smart devices instead of consoles.

News that she is legendary keyboard ZX Spectrum for sale, it is understood as if we are talking about a collector's item found in the attic, which will be sought after at auction. No. Admittedly, it's a ZX Spectrum keyboard, but it's about new specimens, which meet the challenges of the times, but remain in their old guise. Thus, the keyboard provides a gaming experience that has already accumulated quite a lot of dust. Since then, it hasn't aged a day, well, basically it hasn't rejuvenated a day, because outwardly it still functions as a technological relic. This one actually is Bluetooth keyboard for playing computer games through smart devices.

The ZX Spectrum keyboard turned 30 in 2014.
The ZX Spectrum keyboard turned 30 in 2014.

The company is "to blame" for everything Elite Systems, which is on the financial platform Kickstarter already collected enough financial resources some time ago to be able to teach enough "old dogs new tricks". It brings back the gaming experiences that were with us decades ago, but through the technological toys we use in 2015 (smartphones, tablets, computers, smart TVs) and not through ZX Spectrum game consoles, for which it was originally reserved. It is compatible with devices iOS and Android, and the user will be able to choose from a list more than thousands of games.

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If you are tormented by nostalgia or if you are haunted by the past, then you will need approx. 140 euros (pre-order) will not be difficult to deduct. And if you've been waiting for it for so long, you're in for a treat the end of July, when they are supposed to start sending them out, it won't be difficult.

The ZX Spectrum keyboard year 2015 and year 1984 are almost impossible to tell apart from the outside.
The ZX Spectrum keyboard year 2015 and year 1984 are almost impossible to tell apart from the outside.

2015 ZX Spectrum keyboard in practice:

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More information:
www.elite-systems.co.uk

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